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contralto

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con·tral·to  (kn-trlt)
n. pl. con·tral·tos Music Abbr. contr.
1. The lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate in range between soprano and tenor.
2. A woman having a contralto voice.

[Italian : contra-, below (from Latin contr-, contra-) + alto, alto; see alto.]

contralto
Noun
pl -tos or -ti
1. the lowest female voice
2. a singer with such a voice [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.contraltocontralto - a woman singer having a contralto voice
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
2.contralto - the lowest female singing voice
singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
Adj.1.contralto - of or being the lowest female voice
low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Translations

contralto [kənˈtræltəu] ncontralto f
contralto [kənˈtræltəu] ncontralto m
contralto [kənˈtræltəu] n (Mus) → Altistin f: (voice) → Alt m
contralto [kənˈtræltəu] ncontralto


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the Bass and Tenor of the Man and the Soprano and Contralto of the two Women?
All I know is that one evening, entering incautiously the salon of the little house just after the news of a considerable Carlist success had reached the faithful, I was seized round the neck and waist and whirled recklessly three times round the room, to the crash of upsetting furniture and the humming of a valse tune in a warm contralto voice.
All at once he heard, not far from the edge of the wood, the sound of Varenka's contralto voice, calling Grisha, and a smile of delight passed over Sergey Ivanovitch's face.
 
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