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Definition of: alto
(al′tō) adjective
Sounding or ranging between tenor and treble.
—noun plural ·tos
1. The lowest female voice; contralto.
2. The highest male voice, or countertenor.
3. A singer who has an alto voice.
4. A tenor violin.
5. An althorn. [<Ital. <L altus high]
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