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mezzo

[ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ]

adjective

  1. middle; medium; half.


noun

, plural mez·zos.
  1. a mezzo-soprano.

mezzo

/ ˈmɛtsəʊ /

adverb

  1. moderately; quite

    mezzo forte

    mezzo piano

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzo1

1805–15; < Italian < Latin medius middle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzo1

C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle
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Example Sentences

Treigle’s granddaughter, the mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle, now in her second season at Wolf Trap, also gave a short performance at a pre-show dinner.

Before taking on the role, Racette talked it over with her wife, mezzo-soprano Beth Clayton.

Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo?

He married in 1863 the mezzo soprano singer, Amalie Weiss, who died in 1899.

The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest!

It was written for a low mezzo, and parts of it I could not sing without forcing my lower register.

The word mezzo-tinto is derived from the Italian, meaning half painted.

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