SOPRANO


Meaning of SOPRANO in English

I. so ‧ pra ‧ no 1 /səˈprɑːnəʊ $ -ˈprænoʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sopranos )

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: sopra 'above' ]

1 . [countable] a very high singing voice belonging to a woman or a boy, or a singer with a voice like this ⇨ ↑ mezzo-soprano

2 . [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a soprano voice or instrument:

She sings soprano.

⇨ alto

, baritone

, bass

, tenor

II. soprano 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

a soprano voice or instrument has the highest range of notes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.