Definition of Castrati

1. Noun. (plural of castrato) ¹

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Definition of Castrati

1. castrato [n] - See also: castrato

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castrati

castor sugar
castoreums
castories
castorin
castors
castory
castral
castrametation
castrametations
castrater
castraters
castrates
castrati (current term)
castrating
castration cells
castrations
castratism
castrative
castrator
castrators
castratory
castratos
castratrices

Literary usage of Castrati

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Venice Under the Yoke of France and of Austria: With Memoirs of the Courts by Lady of rank (1824)
"Further Anecdotes of King Ferdinand and of Queen Caroline of Naples Character of the Neapolitans Saint Janu- arius / castrati State of Music Pacchierotti ..."

2. Albania: A Narrative of Recent Travel by Edward Frederick Knight (1880)
"However, just as the sun was setting we approached the hut of castrati. ... He was much tickled, slapped me on the shoulder, and said, "castrati mir" (Nice ..."

3. Intermarriage; or The mode in which, and the causes why, beauty, health and by Alexander Walker (1838)
"All who have amined the larynx of castrati, to discover the re; of their preserving the ... The change that takes pi in the voice of castrati is well known; ..."

4. Music (1896)
"It was the castrati and the castrati alone who were able to perform the harmonic feats mentioned by Mr. Greene. ..."

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