ottava

[ oh-tah-vuh; Italian awt-tah-vah ]

/ oʊˈtɑ və; Italian ɔtˈtɑ vɑ /

adverb Music.

(of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va

Origin of ottava

1810–20; <Italian: octave

Words nearby ottava

Otranto, OTS, Otsu, OTT, ottar, ottava, ottava rima, Ottawa, otter, Otterbein, otter board

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Example sentences from the Web for ottava

The ottava rima of the Italians, the natural outcome of Keats's turning to Italy for his story.
Keats: Poems Published in 1820|John Keats
Byron had first adopted the stanza in his translation of Pulci's Morgante Maggiore, which is itself in ottava rime.
The Principles of English Versification|Paull Franklin Baum
Poliziano's Rispetti are written for the most part in ottava rima.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
It is in ottava rima, with the translation prefixed to it of the Latin poem Furor Petroniensis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

Tasso returned to the romantic method and the meretricious charms of the ottava rima.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for ottava

ottava

/ (əʊˈtɑːvə) /

noun

an interval of an octaveSee all'ottava

Word Origin for ottava

Italian: octave

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单词	ottava
释义	ottava [ oh-tah-vuh; Italian awt-tah-vah ] / oʊˈtɑ və; Italian ɔtˈtɑ vɑ / adverb Music. (of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va Origin of ottava 1810–20; <Italian: octave Words nearby ottava Otranto, OTS, Otsu, OTT, ottar, ottava, ottava rima, Ottawa, otter, Otterbein, otter board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ottava The ottava rima of the Italians, the natural outcome of Keats's turning to Italy for his story. Keats: Poems Published in 1820\|John Keats Byron had first adopted the stanza in his translation of Pulci's Morgante Maggiore, which is itself in ottava rime. The Principles of English Versification\|Paull Franklin Baum Poliziano's Rispetti are written for the most part in ottava rima. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds It is in ottava rima, with the translation prefixed to it of the Latin poem Furor Petroniensis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various Tasso returned to the romantic method and the meretricious charms of the ottava rima. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for ottava ottava / (əʊˈtɑːvə) / noun an interval of an octaveSee all'ottava Word Origin for ottava Italian: octave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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