mezzo

Other forms: mezzos

Definitions of mezzo
  1. noun
    a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
    synonyms: mezzo-soprano
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    examples:
    Marilyn Horne
    United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
    type of:
    soprano
    a female singer
  2. noun
    the female singing voice between contralto and soprano
    synonyms: mezzo-soprano
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    type of:
    singing voice
    the musical quality of the voice while singing
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