soprano
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian, from Latin superanus, adjective from preposition super (“la”).
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soprano (plural sopranos or soprani or sopranoes)
- Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.
- Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
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- (person): sopranist
[edit] Coordinate terms
- (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
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terms derived from soprano
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pitch
person or instrument
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
soprano m. (plural sopranos)
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From Vulgar Latin root *superānus.
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soprano m. (plural soprani)
- a singer, commonly a woman, with a register higher than alto and the rest of the parts: soprano leggero, soprano lirico
- the upper part in harmony for mixed voices: parte di soprano
- instrument that performs the soprano part: flauto soprano
[edit] Spanish
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soprano m. (plural sopranos, feminine singular soprano, feminine plural sopranos)
- soprano (singer)
soprano m. (plural sopranos)
- soprano (pitch)
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