Usually means: High male voice, typically falsetto.
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  1. contratenor: Merriam-Webster
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  3. contratenor: Wiktionary
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  5. Contratenor: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Contratenor: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. contratenor: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Contratenor: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. contratenor: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Contratenor: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (music) countertenor

Similar:
tenorist, tenor, baritone, tenor hornist, tenor guitarist, tenor saxophonist, basso, baritonist, sopranist, tenor drummer, more...

Opposite:
tenor, soprano, alto, bass

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Similar:
tenorist, tenor, baritone, tenor hornist, tenor guitarist, tenor saxophonist, basso, baritonist, sopranist, tenor drummer, more...

Opposite:
tenor, soprano, alto, bass



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