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diviso

diviso noun: an instruction that a section of the orchestra (normally the strings) should divide itself into two, each taking separate parts normally notated on the same staff; either tutti or all'unisono cancels this instruction.

Noun

diviso (plural divisos)

  1. An instruction that a section of the orchestra (normally the strings) should divide itself into two, each taking separate parts normally notated on the same staff; either tutti or all'unisono cancels this instruction
  2. A passage having this mark

Adverb

diviso (not comparable)

  1. played in this manner

Adjective

diviso (not comparable)

  1. played in this manner

Forms of diviso

pluraldivisos

Origin of diviso

Borrowed from Italian diviso (literally “divided”).

Questions about diviso

What does diviso mean?
Diviso means an instruction that a section of the orchestra (normally the strings) should divide itself into two, each taking separate parts normally notated on the same staff; either tutti or all'unisono cancels this instruction.
What part of speech is diviso?
Diviso can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.
What is the plural of diviso?
The plural of diviso is divisos.

Words near diviso in the dictionary

  1. divisions
  2. divisive
  3. divisively
  4. divisiveness
  5. divisivenesses
  6. diviso
  7. divisome
  8. divisomes
  9. divisor
  10. divisor function
  11. divisor functions

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