soprano

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian soprano, from Latin sopranus, adjective form from preposition super (above).

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[edit] Noun

soprano (plural sopranos or soprani)

1. Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
2. Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

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• sopranist (2)

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• alto
• contralto
• super
• tenor

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: anooprs
• pronaos

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soprano f. or uncommonly m.

1. soprano (see above)

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soprano m. (plural soprani)

1. a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
2. the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
3. instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano

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soprano m. and f. (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (singer)

soprano m. (plural sopranos)

1. soprano (pitch)