castrati

cas·tra·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ka-strah-toh, kuh-; Italian kah-strah-taw]
- /kæˈstrɑ toʊ, kə-; Italian kɑˈstrɑ tɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ka-strah-toh, kuh-; Italian kah-strah-taw]
- /kæˈstrɑ toʊ, kə-; Italian kɑˈstrɑ tɔ/

Definitions of castrati word

noun plural castrati a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing. 1
noun castrati Plural form of castrato. 1
noun castrati plural of castrato. 0

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Origin of castrati

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

1755-65; < Italian < Latin castrāt(us); see castrate

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Parts of speech for Castrati

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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castrati popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

castrati usage trend in Literature

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