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mez·zo
(mĕt′sō, mĕd′zō, mĕz′ō)n. pl. mez·zos
A mezzo-soprano.
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mezzo
(ˈmɛtsəʊ) musicadv
(Classical Music) moderately; quite: mezzo forte; mezzo piano.
n, pl -zos
(Music, other) See mezzo-soprano1
[C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle]
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mez•zo
(ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ)n., pl. -zos.
a mezzo-soprano.
[1805–15; < Italian < Latin medius middle]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() soprano - a female singer |
2. | mezzo - the female singing voice between contralto and soprano singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing |
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Translations
مُتَوَسِّط
mezzosoprán
mezzosopran
mezzoszoprán
messósópran
mecosopranas
mecosoprāns
mezzosoprán
mezzo soprano
mezzo
(ˈmetsou) mezzo-soprano (metsousəˈpraːnou) – plurals ˈmezzos, ~ˌmezzo-soˈpranos – noun (a person having) a singing voice between soprano and alto.
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