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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Italian
Origin: 'high', from Latin altus; ALTITUDE

alto

2 noun
     
alto2 plural altos
1 [countable] a singing voice that is lower than a soprano, or a singer with a voice like this
2 [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for an alto voice or instrument
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