mezzo

English Thesaurus

1. the female singing voice between contralto and soprano (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	singing voice,
definition	:	the musical quality of the voice while singing (noun.communication)

2. a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto (noun.person)

hypernym	:	soprano,
definition	:	a female singer (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	horne, marilyn horne,
definition	:	United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934) (noun.person)