adv.
Pronunciation: ' stre-( ˌ )t ō
Variant: also stret · ta \ -t ə \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stret · ti \ -( ˌ )t ē \ or strettos
Etymology: stretto from Italian, from stretto narrow, close, from Latin strictus, past participle; stretta from Italian, from feminine of stretto ― more at STRICT
Date: circa 1740
1 a : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue b : the part of a fugue characterized by this overlapping
2 : a concluding passage performed in a quicker tempo