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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stret•to (stret′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. stret•ti (stret′ē),USA pronunciation stret•tos. [Music.]- Music and Dancethe close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one.
- Latin strictus. See strict, strait
- Italian: literally, narrow
- 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stretto /ˈstrɛtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos, -ti / -tiː/)- (in a fugue) the close overlapping of two parts or voices, the second one entering before the first has completed its statement of the subject
- Also called: stretta /ˈstrɛtə/ a concluding passage in a composition, played at a faster speed than the earlier material
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, from Latin strictus tightly bound; see strict |