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| al·to [ áltō ] (plural al·tos) |
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1. music
Same as contralto (sense 1)
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2. highest man's voice: the highest singing voice for a man, achieved by using falsetto
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3. alto singer: a singer with an alto or contralto voice
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4. instrument between soprano and tenor: in a family of instruments, the instrument whose size and pitch fall between the soprano and tenor instruments
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| [Late 16th century. Via Italian, "high" < Latin altus] |
