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ridottoes

ridottoes is the plural of ridotto.

Meaning of ridotto

Noun

ridotto (plural ridottos or ridottoes or ridotti)

  1. (historical) A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
    • May 26, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann
      There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.
  2. An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
    Synonyms:
    reduction

Questions about ridottoes

What is ridottoes the plural of?
Ridottoes is the plural of ridotto.

Words near ridottoes in the dictionary

  1. Ridolfi
  2. Ridolfis
  3. ridonculous
  4. ridonkulous
  5. ridotto
  6. ridottoes
  7. ridottos
  8. Ridout
  9. Ridouts
  10. Ridpath
  11. Ridpaths

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