2.[singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a contralto voice 女低音声部
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contralto• Her soprano was very pleasing although in a bigger choir he thought she might have been better employed as a contralto.• Ben never seemed to make up his mind whether I was a contralto or a soprano.• She was a famouscontralto, , who had sung with both Brahms and Wolf.• She had a lovelycontralto voice.• Wilson is a fiercely independent, 40-year-old singer and songwriter with a creamy, sultrycontralto.• The contralto Alfreda Hodgson has died at the age of 51.