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alto

al·to [ áltō ] (plural al·tos)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. music 
Same as  contralto (sense 1)


2. highest man's voice: the highest singing voice for a man, achieved by using falsetto

3. alto singer: a singer with an alto or contralto voice

4. instrument between soprano and tenor: in a family of instruments, the instrument whose size and pitch fall between the soprano and tenor instruments

[Late 16th century. Via Italian, "high" < Latin altus]
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