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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
alto \al"to\, n.; pl. altos. it. alto high, fr. l. altus. cf.
alt.
1. mus. 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.
1913 webster
2. an alto singer.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
altos alt alto clef
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