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Maltonic :: Maltonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic..

Falsetto :: Falsetto (n.) A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice..

Bas-relief :: Bas-relief (n.) Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo..

Swop :: Swoopstake (adv.) Altogether; indiscriminately.

Second :: Second (n.) The second part in a concerted piece; -- often popularly applied to the alto.

Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.

Alto :: Alto (n.) An alto singer.

Altogether :: Altogether (adv.) Without exception; wholly; completely.

Daltonism :: Daltonism (n.) Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity..

Everywhere :: Everywhere (adv.) In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether..

Alto-rilievo :: Alto-rilievo (n.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo..

All :: All (adv.) Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement..

Alto-rilievos :: Alto-rilievos (pl. ) of Alto-riliev.

Alt :: Alt (a. & n.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto.

Contralto :: Contralto (n.) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor.

Altogether :: Altogether (adv.) All together; conjointly.

Basaltoid :: Basaltoid (a.) Formed like basalt; basaltiform.

Mezzo-soprano :: Mezzo-soprano (a.) Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer.

Altos :: Altos (pl. ) of Alt.

Alto :: Alto (n.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor..

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