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ottava

ot·ta·va [ ō tvə ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
musical direction: sung or played at an octave higher or lower than the notes written on the staff, indicated by a sign placed above or below the staff

[Early 19th century. < Italian, "octave, eighth" < otto "eight" < Latin octo]
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