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mezzo-soprano

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmɛtsoʊsəˈpɹænoʊ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person having such a voice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the female singing voice between contralto and soprano

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mezzo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: singing voice

4

noun

Meaning 4

a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mezzo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soprano

Narrower terms: Horne, Marilyn Horne

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mezzosoprano.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мецосопран (mecosopran) — pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女中音 (nǚzhōngyīn) — pitch
  • Dutch: mezzosopraan — pitch
  • French: mezzo-soprano — pitch
  • Georgian: მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano) — pitch
  • German: Mezzosopran — pitch
  • Hungarian: mezzoszoprán — pitch
  • Japanese: メゾソプラノ (mezosopurano) — pitch
  • Korean: 메조소프라노 (mejosopeurano) — pitch
  • Korean: 여성중음 (yeoseongjung'eum) — pitch
  • Korean: 녀성중음 (nyeoseongjung'eum) — pitch
  • Māori: reo pekerangi — pitch
  • Māori: reo kōtike — pitch
  • Russian: меццо-сопра́но (mecco-sopráno) — pitch
  • Bulgarian: мецосопран (mecosopran) — person having such a voice
  • Dutch: mezzosopraan — person having such a voice
  • Georgian: მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano) — person having such a voice
  • German: Mezzosopranistin — person having such a voice
  • Hungarian: mezzoszoprán — person having such a voice
  • Māori: kaiwaiata pekerangi (reo) — person having such a voice
  • Russian: меццо-сопра́но (mecco-sopráno) — person having such a voice
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