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ALTOS
Proper noun
Altos
plural of Alto
Anagrams
• Sloat, Toals, lotas, lotsa, sloat, stola, tolas
Noun
altos
plural of alto
Anagrams
• Sloat, Toals, lotas, lotsa, sloat, stola, tolas
Source: Wiktionary
ALTO
Al"to, n.; pl. Altos. Etym: [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
2. An alto singer. Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff. Moore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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