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countertenor

coun·ter·ten·or [ kówntər tènnər ] (plural coun·ter·ten·ors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. high male singing voice: an adult male singing voice that is higher than tenor and covers the alto range, produced by singing in falsetto

2. man with high singing voice: a man whose singing voice is a countertenor

[14th century. Via French contrateneur< obsolete Italian contratenore "against the tenor"]
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