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1. Of or being the lowest female voice
   - contralto
    
2. Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
   - countertenor
    
3. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
   "alto clarinet or recorder"

1. A singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
    
2. The lowest female singing voice
   - contralto
    
3. The highest adult male singing voice
   - countertenor
    
4. (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
    
5. The pitch range of the lowest female voice

Derived forms: altos

See also: high, high-pitched, low, low-pitched

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

Encyclopedia: Alto, Piedmont