/ kənˈtræltəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) = alto
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Italian , from contra- (in the sense counter to ) + alto . Compare with counter-tenor .
/ kənˈtræltəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) = alto
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Italian , from contra- (in the sense counter to ) + alto . Compare with counter-tenor .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005