Transcription
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- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ/
Definitions of mezzo word
- adjective mezzo middle; medium; half. 1
- noun plural mezzo a mezzo-soprano. 1
- noun mezzo A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto. 1
- adverb mezzo music: moderately 1
- countable noun mezzo A mezzo is the same as a mezzo-soprano. 0
- adverb mezzo moderately; quite 0
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Origin of mezzo
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < Italian < Latin medius middle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mezzo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mezzo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mezzo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mezzo
adj mezzo
- intermediate — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- intervening — to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
- medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
adjective mezzo
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- centermost — Alternative form of centremost.
- equidistant — At equal distances.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
Antonyms for mezzo
adj mezzo
- outer — situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
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