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soprano

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so·pran·o  (s-prn, -prän)
n. pl. so·pran·os
1. The highest singing voice of a woman or young boy.
2. A singer having such a voice.
3. The tonal range characteristic of a soprano.
4. An instrument that sounds within this range.
5. Abbr. S A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

[Italian, from sopra, above, from Latin supr; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

soprano
Noun
pl -pranos
1. the highest adult female voice
2. the voice of a young boy before puberty
3. a singer with such a voice
4. the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments
Adjective
1. denoting a musical instrument that is the highest or second highest pitched in its family: the soprano saxophone
2. of or relating to the highest female voice, or the voice of a young boy: the part is quite possibly the most demanding soprano role Wagner ever wrote [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sopranosoprano - a female singer                      
coloratura, coloratura soprano - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
mezzo, mezzo-soprano - a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
2.soprano - the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
3.sopranosoprano - the pitch range of the highest female voice
pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Adj.1.sopranosoprano - having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Translations

soprano [səˈprɑːnəu] nsoprano f
soprano [səˈprɑːnəu] n (= voice) → soprano m (= singer); soprano m/f
soprano [səˈprɑːnəu] nSopranist(in) m(f)
soprano [səˈprɑːnəu] n (voice) → soprano m;
(singer) → soprano m/f

soprano
n soprano [səˈpraːnəu]
(a singer having) a singing voice of the highest pitch for a woman. sopraanسوبرانو: صَوْت حاد ومُرْتَفِعсопраноsopránsoprander Sopranυψίφωνοςsopranosopranصداي زير و بلندsopraanosopranoסוֹפּרַןउच्चतम स्वरsopranszopránpenyanyi sopransópransopranoソプラノ소프라노(가수), 최고음sopranassoprānssopranosopraansopransopransopranosopranăсопраноsopránsopransopransopranเสียงร้องเพลงสูงสุดsoprano女高音сопрано; дискантگانے میں سب سے اونچی آواز، اس آواز میں گانے والی عورت یا لڑکاgiọng nữ cao

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the Bass and Tenor of the Man and the Soprano and Contralto of the two Women?
In that case, the linnet-throated soprano and the full-toned bass singing,--
She smiled upon the throng as if in acknowledgment of a warm welcome, and began to walk to and fro, making profuse gesticulations and singing, in brazen soprano tones, a song, the words of which were inaudible.
 
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