n. Mus. 1 a a male alto singing-voice. b a singer with this voice. 2 a part written for counter-tenor.
[ ME f. F contre-teneur f. obs. It. contratenore (as CONTRA-, TENOR) ]
COUNTERTENOR
Meaning of COUNTERTENOR in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012