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castrato
CIDE DICTIONARY
castrato, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.].
A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
castrato, n. (pl. castrati) hist. a male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice.
Etymology
It., past part. of castrare: see CASTRATE
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