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Alto

//ˈæl.toʊ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group wordnet
  2. 2
    of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor wordnet
  3. 3
    of or being the lowest female voice wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
  3. 3
    initialism of air launch to orbit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
  2. 2
    the pitch range of the lowest female voice wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
  4. 4
    (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments wordnet
  5. 5
    An alto saxophone. colloquial
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  1. 6
    the highest adult male singing voice wordnet
  2. 7
    the lowest female singing voice wordnet
  3. 8
    a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish alto.

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