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Noun: contralto (contralti,contraltos)  kun'tral-tow
  1. A woman singer having a contralto voice
     
  2. The lowest female singing voice
    - alto
Adjective: contralto  kun'tral-tow
  1. Of or being the lowest female voice
    - alto

Derived forms: contralti, contraltos

See also: low, low-pitched

Type of: singer, singing voice, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Contralto

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