OTTAVA


Meaning of OTTAVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ō-ˈtä-və ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.