OTTAVA


Meaning of OTTAVA in English

Pronunciation: ō - ' tä-v ə

Function: adverb or adjective

Etymology: Italian, octave, from Medieval Latin octava

Date: 1848

: at an octave higher or lower than written ― used as a direction in music

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