soprano
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soprano¹
- /səˈpɹænoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.
noun sopranos · soprani · sopranoes
- The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
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A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
boy soprano
Similar: sop
verb sopranos · sopranoing · sopranoed
- To sing or utter with high pitch. "Sure they ain't done me no harm," sopranoed the woman.
Soprano²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Soprano.
proper noun Sopranos
- A surname from Italian. Fictional male antiheroes like television’s crime patriarchs Tony Soprano and Walter White have reigned for some time, but the antiheroine has only more recently had the opportunity to rise up – and become the cause of her own downfall.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: treble, high, high-pitched, mezzo, coloratura, soloist, saxophone, stew, descant, cantus, superius, soubrette, spinto, lyric, dramatic, high-pitch
Translations
Talk about this word "soprano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soprano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. soprano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soprano "soprano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soprano.Cite this
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