mezzo

[ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ]

/ ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mezzo ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

middle; medium; half.

noun, plural mez·zos.

a mezzo-soprano.

Origin of mezzo

1805–15; <Italian <Latin medius middle

Words nearby mezzo

mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef

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Example sentences from the Web for mezzo

I had congratulated him upon arriving at what Dante calls the "mezzo cammin" of life, the age of thirty-three.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV|Thomas Moore
At the word "Mezzo," a gentle, but involuntary laugh escaped from Lady Dora.
Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2|Annette Marie Maillard
The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest!
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo?
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

An iron grille round a side altar bears the Visconti arms, which are also those of Mezzo.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo

mezzo

/ (ˈmɛtsəʊ) music /

adverb

moderately; quitemezzo forte; mezzo piano

noun plural -zos

See mezzo-soprano (def. 1)

Word Origin for mezzo

C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle

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单词	mezzo
释义	mezzo [ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ] / ˈmɛt soʊ, ˈmɛd zoʊ, ˈmɛz oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mezzo ON THESAURUS.COM adjective middle; medium; half. noun, plural mez·zos. a mezzo-soprano. Origin of mezzo 1805–15; <Italian <Latin medius middle Words nearby mezzo mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-soprano, mezzo-soprano clef Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mezzo I had congratulated him upon arriving at what Dante calls the "mezzo cammin" of life, the age of thirty-three. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV\|Thomas Moore At the word "Mezzo," a gentle, but involuntary laugh escaped from Lady Dora. Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2\|Annette Marie Maillard The mezzo termine can only be maintained by armed force—in fact, by conquest! Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835\|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino Why should not the child form a concept of forte and piano, and so get away from the deadly monotony of mezzo? Piano Mastery\|Harriette Brower An iron grille round a side altar bears the Visconti arms, which are also those of Mezzo. The Shores of the Adriatic\|F. Hamilton Jackson British Dictionary definitions for mezzo mezzo / (ˈmɛtsəʊ) music / adverb moderately; quitemezzo forte; mezzo piano noun plural -zos See mezzo-soprano (def. 1) Word Origin for mezzo C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mezzo intermediate, halfway, intervening, medium, center, average, median, mean, inside, mainstream, central, between, equidistant, inner, medial, middle of the road, betwixt and between, middlemost, midmost, mid
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mezzo

adjective

noun, plural mez·zos.

Origin of mezzo

Words nearby mezzo

Example sentences from the Web for mezzo

British Dictionary definitions for mezzo

adverb

noun plural -zos

Word Origin for mezzo

Words related to mezzo