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mezzo

See also: mezzo-

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of mezzo-soprano

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Noun

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mezzo (plural mezzos)

  1. (music) mezzo-soprano
    • 1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, in The New York Times:
      Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an especially wide range of roles;
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French

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Etymology

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Shortened form of Italian mezzosoprano.

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mezzo f (plural mezzos)

  1. mezzo, mezzo-soprano

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius.

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mezzo

  1. (music) mezzo.
    Synonyms: pertengahan, medium, setengah

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin medius, whence also Italian medio (a borrowed doublet).

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mezzo m (plural mezzi)

  1. half, middle
  2. means, method
  3. vehicle

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mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)

  1. half
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”)).

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mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)

  1. overripe (of fruit)
  2. drenched (soaking wet)
  3. soft, flabby

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  1. ^ mezzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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