Usually means: High male voice, falsetto typically.
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  1. countertenor: Merriam-Webster.com
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  3. countertenor: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. countertenor: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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  9. countertenor: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. countertenor: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  15. countertenor: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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noun:  An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.
noun:  A male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range.
noun:  (historical) A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part.

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