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Definitions of alto

noun
the event of something ending

synonyms: interrupción, parada

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types:
cesación, cese
a stopping

inmovilización, paralización
an interruption of normal activity

type of:
conclusión, final, finalización, llegada, terminación
event whose occurrence ends something
noun
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef

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types:
contratenor
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor

type of:
cancionista, cantante, vocalista
a person who sings
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption

synonyms: detención, estancia, parada, paro, represa, suspensión, tope

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type of:
inacción
the state of being inactive

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