contraltos
Meaning of contraltos
noun
The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.
Information about contraltos
- It is a name.
- The singular form of contraltos is: contralto.
- Languages in which contraltos is used:
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Hyphenation of contraltos
con-tral-tos
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- contraltos is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contraltos synonyms
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Words that rhyme with contraltos
altos, rialtos, saltos, smaltos
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