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soprano


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Soprano  \So*pra"no\,  n.;  pl  E.  {Sopranos},  It  {Soprani}.  [It., 
  fr  soprano  superior,  highest,  fr  sopra  above,  L.  supra.  See 
  {Sovereign}.]  (Mus.) 
  a  The  treble;  the  highest  vocal  register;  the  highest  kind 
  of  female  or  boy's  voice;  the  upper  part  in  harmony  for 
  mixed  voices. 
  b  A  singer,  commonly  a  woman,  with  a  treble  voice. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  soprano 
  adj  :  having  or  denoting  a  high  range;  "soprano  voice";  "soprano 
  sax";  "the  boy  still  had  a  fine  treble  voice";  "the 
  treble  clef"  [syn:  {treble}] 
  n  1:  a  female  singer 
  2:  the  highest  female  voice;  the  voice  of  a  boy  before  puberty 
  3:  the  pitch  range  of  the  highest  female  voice  [syn:  {treble}] 




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