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comprimario

[kom-pruh-mair-ee-oh, -mahr-]
noun, plural com·pri·mar·i·os.
  1. a singer in an opera company who ranks below the lead singers and who usually sings secondary roles.

Origin of comprimario

< Italian, equivalent to com- com- + primario primary
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