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noun
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range.
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noun
A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part.
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adjective satellite
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alto
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noun
the highest adult male singing voice
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Broader terms: singing voice
noun
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
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Broader terms: alto
History
From Latin contrātenor. By surface analysis, counter- + tenor.
Across languages
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