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soprano

/səpˈɹɒnəʊ/suh-PRO-noh
/səpˈɹɑnoʊ/suh-PRAH-noh

Meaningupper singing part

Common meaning: highest standard singing voice

Journey through time

  1. Italiansoprano‘upper singing part’source
  2. Late Latinsuperanus‘upper or sovereign’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsupper or sovereign → highest standard singing voicesoprano‘highest standard singing voice’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian soprano ‘upper singing part’.

Roots

  • soprano Italian “upper singing part”

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