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   alto

   /ˈaltəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in church music) the highest adult male singing voice (sometimes distinguished from the countertenor voice as using falsetto).
   • ▪ the lowest female singing voice; contralto.
   • ▪ a person with an alto voice.
   • ▪ a part written for an alto voice.
   • 2. denoting the member of a family of instruments pitched second or third highest: "alto flute"
   • ▪ an alto saxophone.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Italian alto (canto) ‘high (song)’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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