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Castrato

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Noun

1. castrato

a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice

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Castrato

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noun plural -ti (-tɪ) or -tos
(in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice

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Castrato

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nounWord forms: plural casˈtrati (kɑsˈtrɑti ; kästrätˈē)
a singer castrated as a boy to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice, esp. in 16th-18th cent. Italy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Castrato

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n. pl. ca·stra·ti (-tē) or ca·stra·tos
A male singer castrated before puberty so as to retain a soprano or alto voice.

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