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a) The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.b) Prepubescent castration.
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castrato — 1. noun /kæsˈtrɑː.təʊ/ a) A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. b) A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before… … Wiktionary
