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- [ahl uh-tah-vuh; Italian ahl-lawt-tah-vah]
- /ˌɑl əˈtɑ və; Italian ˌɑl lɔtˈtɑ vɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahl uh-tah-vuh; Italian ahl-lawt-tah-vah]
- /ˌɑl əˈtɑ və; Italian ˌɑl lɔtˈtɑ vɑ/
Definition of all---ottava word
- noun all---ottava a direction (8va), placed above or below the staff to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively. 1
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Origin of all---ottava
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < Italian: literally, at the octave
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Parts of speech for All---ottava
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all---ottava popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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