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ossias

ossias is the plural of ossia.

Meaning of ossia

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.

Questions about ossias

What is ossias the plural of?
Ossias is the plural of ossia.

Words near ossias in the dictionary

  1. Ossianism
  2. Ossianize
  3. Ossianized
  4. Ossianizes
  5. Ossianizing
  6. ossias
  7. ossibuprocaine
  8. ossicle
  9. ossicles
  10. ossicone
  11. ossiconed

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