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Meaning of MEZZO

Pronunciation:  'metsow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the female singing voice between contralto and soprano
  2. [n]  a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
 
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 Synonyms: mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano
 
 See Also: singing voice, soprano

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mez"zo\, a. [It., from L. medius middle, half. See {Mid},
a.] (Mus.)
Mean; not extreme.
 
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 Related Terms: amidships, average, central, core, equatorial, equidistant, halfway, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediocre, mediterranean, medium, mesial, mid, middle, middlemost, middling, midland, midmost, midships, midway, nuclear
 

 

 

 

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