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Definition of Soprano
1. Noun. A female singer.
Specialized synonyms: Coloratura, Coloratura Soprano, Mezzo, Mezzo-soprano
Generic synonyms: Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer
Specialized synonyms: Eileen Farrell, Farrell, Jenny Lind, Lind, Swedish Nightingale, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson, Nilsson, Jessye Norman, Norman, Ponselle, Rosa Melba Ponselle, Rosa Ponselle, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price, Price, Belle Miriam Silverman, Beverly Sills, Sills, Dame Joan Sutherland, Joan Sutherland, Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Tebaldi, Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Te Kanawa, Helen Traubel, Traubel
Generic synonyms: Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer
Specialized synonyms: Eileen Farrell, Farrell, Jenny Lind, Lind, Swedish Nightingale, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson, Nilsson, Jessye Norman, Norman, Ponselle, Rosa Melba Ponselle, Rosa Ponselle, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price, Price, Belle Miriam Silverman, Beverly Sills, Sills, Dame Joan Sutherland, Joan Sutherland, Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Tebaldi, Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Te Kanawa, Helen Traubel, Traubel
2. Adjective. Having or denoting a high range. "The treble clef"
3. Noun. The highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty.
Generic synonyms: Singing Voice
4. Noun. The pitch range of the highest female voice.
Definition of Soprano
1. n. The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices.
Definition of Soprano
1. the highest singing voice [n -NOS or -NI]
Medical Definition of Soprano
1. The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice. Origin: It, fr. Soprano superior, highest, fr. Sopra above, L. Supra. (04 Mar 1998)