ottava

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ottava, meaning "octave", the feminine ordinal form of otto, meaning "eight".

Adverb[edit]

ottava (not comparable)

  1. (music) One octave higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up one octave. Abbreviation: 8va.

Noun[edit]

ottava (plural ottavas)

  1. (poetry) ottava rima

See also[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Verb[edit]

ottava

  1. Present active participle of ottaa.

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ottava f (plural ottave)

  1. octave
  2. eighth
  3. octet, octette

Anagrams[edit]

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