In music, a mezzo is a mezzo-soprano, a female singing voice that is lower than a soprano but higher than a contralto. The word ‘mezzo’ on its own in Italian also means ‘middle’ or ‘moderately.’
From Italian ‘mezzo,’ meaning ‘middle’ or ‘half,’ from Latin ‘medius’ (middle). In musical terms, it marks a middle range or medium level.
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