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sopranino

American

[soh-pruh-nee-noh] / ˌsoʊ prəˈni noʊ /

noun

a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.

sopranino British

/ ˌsɒprəˈniːnəʊ /

noun

1. the instrument with the highest possible pitch in a family of instruments
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a sopranino recorder

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

sopraninos

plural

Etymology

Origin of sopranino

1900–05; < Italian, equivalent to sopran ( o ) soprano + -ino diminutive suffix

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