contralto
noun
the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
contraltos
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pluralof contralto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lili Chookasian, an American singer who in the 1960s and afterward was among the most prominent contraltos in the world, died on Tuesday at her home in Branford, Conn. She was 90.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012
Where many contraltos are endowed with the lightish, dusky equivalent of a viola, her voice — immense, deep, velvety and burnished — put a cello at her command.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012
Her voice was not as powerful as that of some of the other famous Italian contraltos and mezzos, but it was immediately recognisable.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010
One of the century's finest contraltos, Marian Anderson, did not break into opera until 1955, when she was 52.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was easier for Chester to play the ones written for tenors than the ones for sopranos, contraltos, and basses, but he did them all beautifully.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
