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# soprano

noun (a soprano, sopranos or soprani); adjective (soprano)

«soprano» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A soprano is the highest singing voice, usually of women and girls, and also of boys before their voices break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#m1)
2. A soprano is a singer with that voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#m2)
3. (adjective) Soprano describes an instrument in the highest range of its family: soprano recorder, soprano saxophone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#m3)

### In the lessons

In music lessons voices are grouped as soprano, alto, tenor and bass (SATB) in a choir. Children's school recorders are usually soprano (descant) recorders. Phrases: "sing soprano", "soprano part", "soprano line", "boy soprano".

### Examples

- My sister sings soprano in the school choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x1)
- The soprano hit a very high note. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x2)
- Boys can sing soprano before their voices break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x3)
- I play the soprano recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x4)
- The soprano part has the tune in this song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x5)
- A famous soprano sang at the opera house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x6)
- In SATB, S stands for soprano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/#x7)

### Note

Plural: sopranos (common) or soprani (old, Italian). It is an Italian word meaning "above". "Treble" is used for a boy soprano in the UK. Alto is the lower women's voice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «soprano» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«soprano» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soprano.html) on Mova free.