mezzo-soprano
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌmezzo-soˈprano (also mezzo) noun [countable] APMa female singing voice that is lower than a soprano but higher than an alto, or a woman with a voice like this 女中音；女中音歌手
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mezzo-soprano• Parts are notated for him in five different clefs bass, tenor, alto, mezzo-soprano and soprano.• Yet the beneficent mezzo-soprano voice is not really the ideal instrument, and this soprano has a younger, fresher tone.• The late mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani makes a guest appearance in these 1973 sessions.• Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano.• The voice had a curious quality, husky and high-pitched as if uncertain whether it was a light tenor or a throaty mezzo-soprano.ˌmezzo-soˈprano nounChineseSyllable
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mezzo-soprano
ˌmezzo-soˈprano
(also mezzo) noun [countable]
a female singing voice that is lower than a soprano but higher than an alto, or a woman with a voice like this
ˌmezzo-soˈprano
(also mezzo) noun [countable]a female singing voice that is lower than a soprano but higher than an alto, or a woman with a voice like this