Lexic.us

Definition of Mezzo

1. Noun. A soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto.

2. Noun. The female singing voice between contralto and soprano.

Definition of Mezzo

1. a. Mean; not extreme.

Definition of Mezzo

1. Noun. (music) mezzo-soprano ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mezzo

1. a female voice of a full, deep quality [n -ZOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mezzo

mezuza mezuzah mezuzahs mezuzas mezuzot mezuzoth mezz mezza voce mezzaluna mezzalunas

mezzanine mezzanine floor mezzanines mezze mezzes mezzo (current term) mezzo-relievo mezzo-relievos mezzo-rilievo mezzo-rilievos

mezzo-soprano mezzo-sopranos mezzo forte mezzo piano mezzobrow mezzobrows mezzos mezzotinted mezzotinter

Literary usage of Mezzo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and by American Library Association (1906)
"(1896) 1:339. wdct. after an Eng. mezzo. HARPER'S mag. (1877) 55:682. eng. Simon Joseph, 1871- See Lovat, 14th baron. Thomas, d. 1789. KAY, Orig. por. ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"mezzo-soprano, a voice or a voice-part of a compass between those of the ... mezzo-soprano clef, а С clef when placed on the second line of the staff. ..."

3. Il Nuovo cimento by Società italiana di fisica (1863)
"Per mezzo di un pendolo mosso da un piccolo orologio, si producevano in 6, e per intervalli uguali di tempo, settanta od ottanta aperture e chiusure al ..."

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