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ossia

UK/ˈɒsɪə/US/ˈɑsiə/

ossia noun: in a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative may be an easier version of a particularly difficult passage, or a more difficult version of a passage.

Noun

ossia (plural ossias)

  1. In a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative may be an easier version of a particularly difficult passage, or a more difficult version of a passage.

ossia meaning in Bengali

ossia in Bengali

একটি স্বরলিপিতে

Forms of ossia

pluralossias

Origin of ossia

From Italian ossia (“or rather”).

Questions about ossia

What does ossia mean?
Ossia means in a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative may be an easier version of a particularly difficult passage, or a more difficult version of a passage.
What is ossia in Bengali?
Ossia in Bengali is একটি স্বরলিপিতে. See Ossia meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ossia?
Ossia is a noun.
How do you pronounce ossia?
Ossia is pronounced /ˈɑsiə/ (US).
What is the plural of ossia?
The plural of ossia is ossias.

Words near ossia in the dictionary

  1. Ossets
  2. Ossett
  3. osseus
  4. Ossewabrandwag
  5. ossi-
  6. ossia
  7. Ossian
  8. Ossianesque
  9. Ossianic
  10. Ossianism
  11. Ossianize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ossia (page history and authors); ossia (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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