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"etymology_text": "Contraction of contratenor alto, from Latin contratenor altus.",
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"The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody."
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"(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody."
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contralt"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nǚdīyīn",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "女低音"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "kontra-altto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "contralto"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳonṭralṭo",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "კონტრალტო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Kontraalt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "alt"
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{
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contralto"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kontoraruto",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "コントラルト"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "reo taka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "reo hakahaka"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "s'gonde"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "contralto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kontrálʹto",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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"neuter"
],
"word": "контра́льто"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "kontraalt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "giọng nữ trầm"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/kɒnˈtɹæltəʊ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kɒnˈtɹɑːltəʊ/"
},
{
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},
{
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},
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"word": "contralt"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "nǚdīyīn",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "女低音"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "kontra-altto"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳonṭralṭo",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "კონტრალტო"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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"word": "Kontraalt"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
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{
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"tags": [
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"word": "contralto"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "reo taka"
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
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"sense": "the lowest female voice",
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the lowest female voice",
"word": "giọng nữ trầm"
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