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cantatrice
[ kan-tuh-tree-chey, -trees; Italian kahn-tah-tree-che; French kahn-ta-trees ]
noun
- a professional female singer especially of opera.
cantatrice
/ kɑ̃tatris /
noun
- a female singer, esp a professional soloist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cantatrice1
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Example Sentences
He spared no temptation to induce the Italian cantatrice to remain.
She had a glorious voice and, as Madame Biscacianti, subsequently attained fame as a cantatrice.
At St. Petersburg she was nominated premire cantatrice, an honor never previously bestowed.
This lady engaged the cantatrice as a "noble companion," and she hurried off with her into Italy.
A scene of the utmost confusion ensued, and the agitated cantatrice quitted the theatre, amid hisses and yells, in high dudgeon.
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