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Definition of soprano noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soprano

noun
 
/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
 
/səˈprænəʊ/,
 
/səˈprɑːnəʊ/
(plural sopranos
 
/səˈprɑːnəʊz/
 
/səˈprænəʊz/,
 
/səˈprɑːnəʊz/
)
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  1. [countable] a singing voice with the highest range for a woman or boy; a singer with a soprano voice
    • She has sung soprano in many major operas.
    compare alto, mezzo-soprano, treble
    Extra Examples
    • She has a natural, clear soprano voice.
    • She sings in an exceptionally pure soprano.
    • The soprano part in this opera is very demanding.
    Topics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • principal
    • second
    • …
    verb + soprano
    • sing
    soprano + noun
    • voice
    • part
    preposition
    • in a soprano
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  2. [singular] a musical part written for a soprano voice
    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: Italian, from sopra ‘above’, from Latin supra.
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