Meaning Of The Word Castrato

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castrato in American English
a singer castrated as a boy to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice, esp. in 16th-18th cent. Italy
noun: a male singer, esp. in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing

castrato in British English
noun: (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice

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