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Noun: soprano (sopranos)  su'prã-now
  1. The highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
    "The soprano hit the high C effortlessly"; "The boy soprano's clear voice rang out in the cathedral"
     
  2. A female singer with the highest vocal range of all the voice types
    "The soprano's high notes were breathtaking"
     
  3. The pitch range of the highest female voice
    "Her clear soprano voice soared above the choir";
    - treble
Adjective: soprano  su'prã-now
  1. Having or denoting a high range
    "soprano voice";
    - treble

Derived forms: sopranos

See also: high, high-pitched

Type of: pitch, singer, singing voice, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Soprano