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Alto

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Noun

1. alto

a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

2. alto, contralto

the lowest female singing voice

3. alto, countertenor

the highest adult male singing voice

4. alto

(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

5. alto

the pitch range of the lowest female voice

Adjective

6. alto, contralto

of or being the lowest female voice

7. alto, countertenor

of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor

8. alto

(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group

Example Sentences:
'alto clarinet or recorder'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Alto

see synonyms of alto
noun plural -tos
1. 
the highest adult male voice; countertenor
2.  (in choral singing) a shortened form of contralto
3. 
a singer with such a voice
4.  another name for viola1 (sense 1)
5. 
a flute, saxophone, etc, that is the third or fourth highest instrument in its group
adjective
6. 
denoting a flute, saxophone, etc, that is the third or fourth highest instrument in its group

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Alto

see synonyms of alto
nounWord forms: plural ˈaltos
1. 
the range of the lowest female voice or the highest male voice
; specif.,
a. 
contralto
b. 
countertenor
2. 
a. 
a voice or singer with such a range
b. 
an instrument with a similar range within its family, as an alto saxophone
c. 
a part for such a voice or instrument
3. 
in four-part harmony, the second highest part
adjective
4. 
of, for, or having the range of an alto

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Alto

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n. pl. al·tos
1. A low female singing voice; a contralto.
2. A countertenor.
3.
a. The range between soprano and tenor.
b. A singer whose voice lies within this range.
c. An instrument that sounds within this range.
d. A vocal or instrumental part written in this range.

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