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SOPRANOS
Noun
sopranos
plural of soprano
Source: Wiktionary
SOPRANO
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
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