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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An adult male voice with a range above that of tenor.
  2. n. A singer having a voice within this range.

Wiktionary

  1. n. a part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part
  2. n. adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
  2. n. a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
  3. n. the highest adult male singing voice

Etymologies

  1. counter- +‎ tenor (Wiktionary)

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