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coll'ottava

coll'ottava adverb: having the notes played in two adjacent octaves simultaneously.

Adverb

coll'ottava (not comparable)

  1. Having the notes played in two adjacent octaves simultaneously.

Origin of coll'ottava

From Italian coll'ottava (literally “with the octave”).

Questions about coll'ottava

What does coll'ottava mean?
Coll'ottava means having the notes played in two adjacent octaves simultaneously.
What part of speech is coll'ottava?
Coll'ottava is an adverb.

Words near coll'ottava in the dictionary

  1. Colker
  2. Colkers
  3. Colkirk
  4. coll
  5. coll'arco
  6. coll'ottava
  7. coll.
  8. colla
  9. collab
  10. collab.
  11. collabbed

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