Sopranos

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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]