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COUNTERTENOR

\kˈa͡ʊntətˌɛnə], \kˈa‍ʊntətˌɛnə], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_t_ˌɛ_n_ə]\

Definitions of COUNTERTENOR

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the highest adult male singing voice
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the highest adult male singing voice
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One of the mean or middle parts of musick, so called, as it were, opposite to the tenor.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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