So-pra′no
,
;
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.