Meanings
nounmezzo (plural mezzos)
plural mezzos
- entertainmentmezzo-soprano
Emily Golden, a mezzo who was adept in an especially wide range of roles;
1983 January 2, John Rockwell, “New Opera May Have a Future After All”, in The New York Times
adjectivemezzo (not comparable)
- not comparableAt a middle level or scale, between micro and macro.
mezzo social work
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
(music): Clipping of mezzo-soprano
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APA
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mezzo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mezzo.
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