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Contralto

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.

(2):

(n.) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto.

(3):

(n.) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contralto'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contralto.html. 1828.
 
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