COUNTERTENOR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the highest adult male singing voice
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) countertenor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
    Hypernyms(s) countertenor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

COUNTERTENOR as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of or being the highest male voice
    • having a range above that of tenor
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