Definition of: soprano

(sə·pran′ō, -prä′nō) noun plural so·pran·os or so·pra·ni (sə·prä′nē)
1. A woman's or boy's voice of the highest range, usually extending from middle C upward about two octaves.
2. The music intended for such a voice; the treble.
3. A person having a treble or high–range voice, or singing such a part.
—adjective Of or pertaining to a soprano voice or part. [<Ital. <sopra above <L supra. Related to SOVEREIGN.]