mez|zo-so|pran|o

mez|zo-so|pran|o
mez|zo-so|pran|o «MEHT soh suh PRAN oh, -PRAH noh», noun, plural -pran|os, adjective.
–n.
1. a voice or part between soprano and contralto.
2. a singer having such a voice.
–adj.
of, for, or having to do with a mezzo-soprano.
[< Italian mezzo-soprano < mezzo middle + soprano soprano]

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