mezzo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Adjective 2.5 Related terms 2.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Abbreviation of mezzosoprano

[edit] Noun

mezzo (plural mezzos)

1. (music) mezzo-soprano
   • 1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, The New York Times:

     Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an espeically ^[sic] wide range of roles;

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin medius.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmɛd.dz͡o], /ˈmɛddzo/, SAMPA: /"mEddzo/
• Hyphenation: mèz‧zo

[edit] Noun

mezzo m. (plural mezzi)

1. half, middle, means

[edit] Adjective

mezzo m (f mezza, m plural mezzi, f plural mezze)

1. half

[edit] Related terms

• a mezzo
• di mezzo
• in mezzo a
• mezzo di contrasto
• nel bel mezzo di
• per mezzo di
• mezz'ora

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of emozz
• mozze