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contralto
(redirected from contraltos)

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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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I remember those young men, squeezed into child-sized desks, their deep voices among our contraltos and their pained endurance of school activities, both academic and social.
Robert Grau, "A Strange Public Aversion to Contraltos as Compared With the Sopranos of Great Fame," Musician 21 (November, 1916): 694.
 
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