SOPRANO

soprano, treble

(adjective) having or denoting a high range; “soprano voice”; “soprano sax”; “the boy still had a fine treble voice”; “the treble clef”

soprano, treble

(noun) the pitch range of the highest female voice

soprano

(noun) the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty

soprano

(noun) a female singer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

soprano (plural sopranos or soprani or sopranoes)

Musical part or section higher in pitch than alto and other sections.

Person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

Synonym: sopranist (person)

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)

• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Verb

soprano (third-person singular simple present sopranos, present participle sopranoing, simple past and past participle sopranoed)

to sing or utter with high pitch, like a soprano singer

Anagrams

• Proanos, pronaos

Etymology

Proper noun

Soprano (plural Sopranos)

A surname.

Anagrams

• Proanos, pronaos

Source: Wiktionary

So*pra"no, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. Etym: [It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See Sovereign.] (Mus.) (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition