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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alto has 5 senses
- alto(n = noun.person) Array - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef; Array has particulars: countertenor
- alto(n = noun.communication) contralto - the lowest female singing voice; Array is a kind of singing voice
- alto(n = noun.communication) countertenor - the highest adult male singing voice; Array is a kind of singing voice
- alto(n = noun.attribute) Array - (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments; Array is a kind of pitch
- alto(n = noun.attribute) Array - the pitch range of the lowest female voice; Array is a kind of pitch
is a kind of singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer
Derived form adjective alto1
Derived form adjective alto2
Derived form adjective alto3
Derived form adjective alto1
Adjective alto has 3 senses
- alto(s = adj.all) contralto - of or being the lowest female voice; Array Derived forms noun alto5, noun alto2
- alto(s = adj.all) countertenor - of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor; Array Derived form noun alto3
- alto(s = adj.all) Array - (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder" Derived form noun alto4
CIDE DICTIONARY
alto, n. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.].
- Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor. [1913 Webster]
- An alto singer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alto, n. (pl. -os)
1 = CONTRALTO.
2 a the highest adult male singing-voice, above tenor. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it.
3 a (attrib.) denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second- or third-highest. b an alto instrument, esp. an alto saxophone.
1 = CONTRALTO.
2 a the highest adult male singing-voice, above tenor. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it.
3 a (attrib.) denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second- or third-highest. b an alto instrument, esp. an alto saxophone.
Idiom
alto clef a clef placing middle C on the middle line of the staff, used chiefly for viola music.
Etymology
It. alto (canto) high (singing)
THESAURUS
alto
Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, aria singer, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso continuo, basso ostinato, basso profundo, bassus, blues singer, canary, cantatrice, canto, cantor, cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, caroler, chanter, chantress, coloratura soprano, comic bass, continuo, contralto, countertenor, crooner, deep bass, descant, diva, dramatic soprano, drone, falsetto, figured bass, ground bass, head register, head tone, head voice, heroic tenor, hymner, improvisator, lead singer, lieder singer, line, male alto, melodist, mezzo-soprano, opera singer, part, plain chant, plain song, prick song, prima donna, psalm singer, rock-and-roll singer, singer, singstress, songbird, songster, songstress, soprano, tenor, thorough bass, torch singer, treble, undersong, vocalist, vocalizer, voice, voice part, warbler, yodelerROGET THESAURUS
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Stridor
N stridor, creak, creaking, discord, stridor, roughness, sharpness cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note, soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa, creaking, stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute, shrill, trumpet-toned, piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned, cracked, discordant, cacophonous.
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