soprano
The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
Other meanings
A person or instrument that performs the soprano part.
Synonyms
- treble
Related words
- sopranoist
- sopranolike
- soprano recorder
- singing soprano
- dramatic soprano
- lyric soprano
- operatic soprano
- mezzo-soprano
- soprano clarinet
- sing soprano
- coloratura soprano
- sopranoless
Word history
From Latin "super" (above).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “soprano” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.