mezzo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of mezzo-soprano

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Noun[edit]

mezzo (plural mezzos)

  1. (music) mezzo-soprano
    • 1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, in The New York Times:
      Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an especially wide range of roles;

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened form of Italian mezzosoprano.

Noun[edit]

mezzo f (plural mezzos)

  1. mezzo, mezzo-soprano

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin medius, whence also Italian medio (a borrowed doublet).

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Noun[edit]

mezzo m (plural mezzi)

  1. half, middle
  2. means, method
  3. vehicle

Adjective[edit]

mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)

  1. half
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”)).

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Adjective[edit]

mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)

  1. overripe (of fruit)
  2. drenched (soaking wet)
  3. soft, flabby

References[edit]

  1. ^ mezzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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