MEZZO-SOPRANO


Meaning of MEZZO-SOPRANO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sə-ˈpra-(ˌ)nō, -ˈprä- ]

noun

Etymology: Italian mezzosoprano, from mezzo + soprano soprano

Date: circa 1753

1. : a woman's voice with a range between that of the soprano and contralto

2. : a singer having a mezzo-soprano voice

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.