contralto

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Just a plain little solo act--contralto is what you can put over.

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  1. noun Music The lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate in range between soprano and tenor.
  2. noun Music A woman having a contralto voice.

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  • Her voice was a deep contralto, and she knew how to assume an expression of profound gravity and reflection. —  Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth
  • Colbran had begun as a contralto and had a huge range and great vocal agility. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Mahler reserves that for his contralto soloist on her final quest for undying peace and perfect harmony with our world. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • As a fellow contralto, I love Annie for that alone. —  Pretty, Fizzy Paradise
  • It was a madrigal this time, airy and changing, and sung by four men, one of whom had a beautiful male contralto, which is a rarity even in Italy. —  Stradella
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baritone ·  soprano ·  tenor ·  timbre ·  purr ·  drawl ·  mezzo ·  alto ·  singsong ·  saxophone ·  bass ·  treble
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Italian : contra-, below (from Latin contrā-, contra-) + alto, alto; see alto.

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  1. Italian, from contra, counter, + alto, alto: see contra and alto.
 

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/kənˈtræltoʊ/
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