Contratenor vs. Countertenor

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Difference Between Contratenor and Countertenor
Contratenornoun
(music) countertenor
Countertenornoun
adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range
Countertenornoun
male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range
Countertenornoun
(Older) a part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part
Countertenornoun
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
Countertenornoun
the highest adult male singing voice
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Countertenoradjective
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor