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Mezzo-soprano

Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer.

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Soprano 76% connected

The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices.

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Mezzo 92% connected

Mean; not extreme.

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Alto noun · 78% connection

Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, be…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Atmosphere noun · 78% connection

A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.

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Bravura noun · 78% connection

A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force…

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Break verb · 78% connection

To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, bu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Cantatrice noun · 78% connection

A female professional singer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Card noun · 78% connection

A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Castrato noun · 78% connection

A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Chantress noun · 78% connection

A female chanter or singer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Chorus noun · 78% connection

Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Circumferentor noun · 78% connection

A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Compass noun · 78% connection

Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Contralto adjective · 78% connection

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

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Contratenor noun · 78% connection

Counter tenor; contralto.

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Descant verb · 78% connection

The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.

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Electrode noun · 78% connection

The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductor…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Ether noun · 78% connection

A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Falsetto noun · 78% connection

A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head vo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medium, compass, soprano, contralto, said.
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Fly verb · 78% connection

That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.

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