noun
- a female singer with a voice range between soprano and contralto
Usage: music
adjective
- having a medium or moderate degree; half
Usage: music; often in compounds
adverb
- moderately; to a medium degree
Usage: music
Examples
- The mezzo sang the aria beautifully.
- She has trained as a mezzo for five years.
- The composer wrote this piece for mezzo-soprano.
- Play this passage mezzo forte.
- The mezzo section requires careful breath control.
- Her voice sits comfortably in the mezzo range.