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dessus

dessus noun: the highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.

Noun

dessus

  1. (baroque music jargon) The highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.

Origin of dessus

Borrowed from French dessus.

Questions about dessus

What does dessus mean?
Dessus means the highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line.
What part of speech is dessus?
Dessus is a noun.

Words near dessus in the dictionary

  1. dessin d'enfant
  2. dessins
  3. dessins d'enfant
  4. dessjatine
  5. dessjatines
  6. dessus
  7. dessyatin
  8. dessyatine
  9. dessyatines
  10. dessyatins
  11. dest

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