mezzo-soprano

[ met-soh-suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh, med-zoh-, mez-oh- ]
/ ˈmɛt soʊ səˈpræn oʊ, -ˈprɑ noʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- /
Music.

noun, plural mez·zo-so·pran·os, mez·zo-so·pran·i [met-soh-suh-pran-ee, -prah-nee, med-zoh-, mez-oh-] /ˈmɛt soʊ səˈpræn i, -ˈprɑ ni, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-/.

a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
a person having such a voice.

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable to a mezzo-soprano.

Origin of mezzo-soprano

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1745–55

Words nearby mezzo-soprano

mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo soprano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef, mezzotint, meŝtrović, meštrović, mf

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo soprano

mezzo-soprano

noun plural -nos

a female voice intermediate between a soprano and contralto and having a range from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above it Sometimes shortened to: mezzo
a singer with such a voice

Cultural definitions for mezzo soprano

mezzo soprano
[ (met-soh, med-zoh) ]

A range of the female singing voice lower than soprano and higher than alto.