Con*tral"to (? ∨ ), n. [It., fr. contra + alto. See Alto.] Mus. (a)
The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor.
(b)
the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto.
⇒ The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it embraces two octaves.
© Webster 1913.
Con*tral"to (? ∨ ), a. Mus.
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
© Webster 1913.