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all’ottava
all'ot·ta·va [ àllə tvə ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
played octave higher or lower: to be played an octave higher or lower than written ( used as a musical direction )

[Early 19th century. < Italian, "on the octave"]

all'ot·ta·va adjective
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