stretto

English

Etymology

Italian stretto.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstrɛtəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ

Noun

stretto (plural strettos)

1. (music) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.
2. (music) An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax.

Adverb

stretto (not comparable)

1. (music) With gradually increasing speed.

Adjective

stretto (not comparable)

1. (music) Having gradually increasing speed.
   • 1960, Thomas Pynchon, Entropy:

     So that over and above the public components – holidays, tourist attractions – there are private meanderings, linked to the climate as if this spell were a stretto passage in the year’s fugue: haphazard weather, aimless loves, unpredicted commitments…

Anagrams

• totters

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin strictus, perfective passive participle of stringere.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstretːo/

Adjective

stretto m (f stretta, m plural stretti, f plural strette)

1. narrow
2. tight
3. strict
4. (linguistics) close

Derived terms

• caffè stretto

Antonyms

• largo

Noun

stretto m (plural stretti)

1. strait

Related terms

• stretta
• strettezza
• strettire
• strettoia
• strettoio
• strettura

Verb

stretto m (f stretta, m pl stretti, m f strette)

1. past participle of stringere