all---ottava

all' ot·ta·va

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahl uh-tah-vuh; Italian ahl-lawt-tah-vah]
- /ˌɑl əˈtɑ və; Italian ˌɑl lɔtˈtɑ vɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; < Italian: literally, at the octave

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