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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
countertenor
coun·ter·tenor BrE [ˌkaʊntəˈtenə(r)] NAmE [ˌkaʊntərˈtenə(r)] noun
a man who is trained to sing with a very high voice; a male ↑alto
compare ↑alto
Word Origin:
[counter-tenor countertenor] late Middle English: from French contre-teneur, from obsolete Italian contratenore, based on Latin tenor from medieval Latin, based on tenere ‘to hold’. Compare with ↑contralto.
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