soprano

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the highest female voice

   The soprano sustained the final high note.

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Simplified etymology

Soprano came into English in the mid-18th century from Italian and derives from Italian sopra, meaning “above.”

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.

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