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tessituras

tessituras is the plural of tessitura.

Meaning of tessitura

Noun

tessitura (countable and uncountable, plural tessituras or tessiture)

  1. The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre.
    • Byrne shrugged. He started writing a bravura / Opera based on Cleopatra’s death, / Exploiting all Maria’s tessitura, / With a high F before her final breath.1995, Anthony Burgess, Byrne

Questions about tessituras

What is tessituras the plural of?
Tessituras is the plural of tessitura.

Words near tessituras in the dictionary

  1. Tessier
  2. Tessin
  3. Tessitore
  4. Tessitores
  5. tessitura
  6. tessituras
  7. tessiture
  8. Tessler
  9. Tesslers
  10. Tessman
  11. Tessmans

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