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COUNTERTENOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does countertenor mean?
• COUNTERTENOR (noun)
The noun COUNTERTENOR has 2 senses:
1. a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
2. the highest adult male singing voice
Familiarity information: COUNTERTENOR used as a noun is rare.
• COUNTERTENOR (adjective)
The adjective COUNTERTENOR has 1 sense:
1. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Familiarity information: COUNTERTENOR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("countertenor" is a kind of...):
alto (a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The highest adult male singing voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
alto; countertenor
Hypernyms ("countertenor" is a kind of...):
singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Synonyms:
alto; countertenor
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
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