Soprani

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soprano \So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. {Sopranos}, It. {Soprani}. [It.,
     fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See
     {Sovereign}.] (Mus.)
     (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind
         of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for
         mixed voices.


     (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soprano
       adj : having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano
             sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the
             treble clef" [syn: {treble}]
       n 1: a female singer
       2: the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
       3: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: {treble}]
       [also: {soprani} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soprani
       See {soprano}