alto

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++al·to1 /ˈæltəʊ $ -toʊ/ adjective  an alto instrument or voice produces notes at the second highest level, below a soprano 中音的 an alto sax 中音萨克斯管

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alto• Baritone saxophone, alto clarinet. b. Lovejoy, Illinois, 16 Sep 1940.• Bartz's father ran a local jazz club, and Gary got an alto sax at eleven years of age.• He played alto sax until he was sixteen, then switched to tenor.• Here the quartet is joined by another frontman, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz.alto2 noun (plural altos)  1. [countable] a singing voice that is lower than a soprano, or a singer with a voice like this 中音；中音歌手2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for an alto voice or instrument 中音部 → baritone1(2), bass1(2), soprano1(2), tenor1(2)

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alto• Her choirmaster said her voice, now a low alto, was just too low.• Her rich alto, at 49, is as strong as ever.Origin alto (1500-1600) Italian “high”, from Latin altus; → ALTITUDE

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notes or voice instrument the second Corpus at an produces alto

alto

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al‧to¹ /ˈæltəʊ $ -toʊ/ adjective
an alto instrument or voice produces notes at the second highest level, below a soprano:
    an alto sax

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alto² noun (plural altos)1. [countable] a singing voice that is lower than a soprano, or a singer with a voice like this
2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for an alto voice or instrument
⇨ baritone¹(2), bass¹(2), soprano¹(2), tenor¹(2)