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mezzo

[ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ]

/ ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ /

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adjective

middle; medium; half.

noun, plural mez·zos.

a mezzo-soprano.

Origin of mezzo

1805–15; < Italian < Latin medius middle

Words nearby mezzo

mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezza voce, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo soprano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano

Example sentences from the Web for mezzo

I had congratulated him upon arriving at what Dante calls the "mezzo cammin" of life, the age of thirty-three.

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV |Thomas Moore
At the word "Mezzo," a gentle, but involuntary laugh escaped from Lady Dora.

Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2 |Annette Marie Maillard
The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest!

Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 |Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo?

Piano Mastery |Harriette Brower

An iron grille round a side altar bears the Visconti arms, which are also those of Mezzo.

The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo

mezzo

/ (ˈmɛtsəʊ) music /

adverb

moderately; quite mezzo forte; mezzo piano

noun plural -zos

See mezzo-soprano (def. 1)

Word Origin for mezzo

C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle