soprano

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/səˈpɹænoʊ/

noun 2verb 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

first, principal, second | boy, female, male | coloratura, lyric, operatic | clear, pure

VERB + SOPRANO

sing

The lead singer decided to sing soprano for the final chorus of the song.

SOPRANO + NOUN

voice

The soprano voice of the young singer filled the concert hall with beautiful, soaring notes.

part

The young singer was thrilled to finally perform the soprano part in the school musical.

PREP

in a ~

The choir director asked Maria to sing in a soprano for the Christmas concert.

Definitions

noun

The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.

A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.

boy soprano

soprano saxophone

verb

To sing or utter with high pitch.

"Sure they ain't done me no harm," sopranoed the woman.

name

A surname from Italian.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the pitch range of the highest female voice

treble

adjective — having or denoting a high range

treble

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sing soprano

To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.

singing soprano

Castrated or injured in the testicles.

Loren Stokes, the fluid scorer from Hofstra, limped out singing soprano after a flagrant cheap-shot punch to the groin by George Mason guard Tony Skinn.

Example Bank

boy soprano

Wiktionary

soprano saxophone

Wiktionary

I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.

Wiktionary

"Sure they ain't done me no harm," sopranoed the woman.

Wiktionary

She is famed as a soprano.

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She is famous as a soprano.

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