contratenor

contratenor (plural contratenors)

1. (music) countertenor

• “contratenor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Equivalent to contra- +‎ tenor.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.traː.təˌnɔr/

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• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧te‧nor

contratenor m (plural contratenoren or contratenors)

1. countertenor

• Rhymes: -oɾ

contratenor m (plural contratenores)

1. countertenor (male singing voice higher than the typical male range)