26984 words

alto

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
a woman with a voice that sings low notes, or her voice :

Examples:

Although she is an alto, her voice soars above the rest of the cast.
Her beautiful alto lends elegance to these well-known tunes.
2
a boy with a voice that sings the lowest notes sung by boys, or his voice:

Examples:

12-year-old Andrew is a gifted alto.
He sang in a clear alto.
3
a man with a voice that sings very high notes, or his voice:

Examples:

The highest male voice, singing falsetto, is a male alto.
4

Examples:

The altos were heard playing first.
He plays alto and clarinet.
5
used to refer to a musical instrument that is of a size and range between soprano and tenor:

Examples:

an alto saxophone/flute
She plays several instruments, including alto sax and oboe.
6
An alto voice is a low woman's or boy's voice, or a very high man's voice:

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7
in a voice that sings low notes for a woman's or boy's voice, or high notes for a man's voice:

Examples:

She sings alto in the choir.
She began by singing soprano, then changed to alto.
8
a woman’s or boy’s singing voice in the range lower than a soprano, or a person or musical instrument with this range

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