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ottava

ottava adverb: one octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.

Adverb

ottava (not comparable)

  1. One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.
    Synonyms:
    ottava alta, 8va

Noun

ottava (plural ottavas)

  1. Ottava rima.

Synonyms of ottava

  • ottava alta
  • 8va

Forms of ottava

pluralottavas

Origin of ottava

From Italian ottava (“octave”) (also feminine form of ottavo (“eighth”), ordinal form of otto).

Words formed from ottava

  • all'ottava alta
  • all'ottava più alto
  • all'ottava sopra
  • all'ottava bassa
  • all'ottava più basso
  • coll'ottava
  • coll'ottava bassa

Phrases with ottava

Words that rhyme with ottava

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Questions about ottava

What does ottava mean?
Ottava means one octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.
What part of speech is ottava?
Ottava can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near ottava in the dictionary

  1. ottah
  2. ottar
  3. ottariid
  4. ottariids
  5. ottars
  6. ottava
  7. ottava rima
  8. ottavarima
  9. ottavarime
  10. ottavas
  11. ottave rime

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