"mezzo" meaning in English

See mezzo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛtsoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈmɛdzoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈmɛtsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛdzəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mezzo.wav
Etymology: (music): Clipping of mezzo-soprano Etymology templates: {{sense|music}} (music):, {{clipping|en|mezzo-soprano}} Clipping of mezzo-soprano Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mezzo (not comparable)
  1. At a middle level or scale, between micro and macro. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mezzo-en-adj-3A5cxC5x

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛtsoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈmɛdzoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈmɛtsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛdzəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mezzo.wav Forms: mezzos [plural]
Etymology: (music): Clipping of mezzo-soprano Etymology templates: {{sense|music}} (music):, {{clipping|en|mezzo-soprano}} Clipping of mezzo-soprano Head templates: {{en-noun}} mezzo (plural mezzos)
  1. (music) mezzo-soprano Categories (topical): Music Related terms: mezzo forte, mezzo-rilievo
    Sense id: en-mezzo-en-noun-tI7-LQx4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 47 19 3 9 0 0 15 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 41 29 3 7 0 0 13 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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