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Alto
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Ital. for "high"), a musical term applied to the highest adult male voice or counter-tenor, and to the lower boy's or woman's (contralto) voice.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alto'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/alto.html. 1910.