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- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ/
- /ˌmet.səʊ.ʃəˈprɑː.nəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh]
- /ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ/
Definitions of mezzo-soprano word
- noun plural mezzo-soprano a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto. 1
- noun plural mezzo-soprano a person having such a voice. 1
- adjective mezzo-soprano of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable to a mezzo-soprano. 1
- noun mezzo-soprano female singer 1
- adjective mezzo-soprano vocal range: medium high 1
- countable noun mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a female singer who sings with a higher range than a contralto but a lower range than a soprano. 0
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Origin of mezzo-soprano
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1745-55
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Parts of speech for Mezzo-soprano
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mezzo-soprano popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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