Alt, a. or n.
a. or n. [Fr. alto, a. & n., Pr. alt, a., from Lat. altus, high, lit. grown great by nourishing, p. p. of alere, to nourish; Ger. alt, altstimme.] (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See ALTO. Moore.
a. or n. [Fr. alto, a. & n., Pr. alt, a., from Lat. altus, high, lit. grown great by nourishing, p. p. of alere, to nourish; Ger. alt, altstimme.] (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See ALTO. Moore.