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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vol•ta (vōl′tə, vol′-; It. vôl′tä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -te (-tā; It. -te).USA pronunciation [Music.]- Music and Danceturn;
time (used in phrases):una volta("once'');
prima volta ("first time'').
- Italian: a turn; see volt2
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Count A•les•san•dro (ä′les sän′drô),USA pronunciation 1745–1827, Italian physicist.- Place Namesa river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. ab. 250 mi. (400 km) long;
with branches ab. 1240 mi. (1995 km) long. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: volta /ˈvɒltə; Italian: ˈvɔlta/ n ( pl -te / Italian: -te/)- a quick-moving Italian dance popular during the 16th and 17th centuries
- a piece of music written for or in the rhythm of this dance, in triple time
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: turn; see volt² Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Volta /ˈvɒltə/ n - a river in W Africa, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta in N central Ghana: flows south to the Bight of Benin: the chief river of Ghana. Length: 480 km (300 miles); (including the Black Volta) 1600 km (1000 miles)
- Lake Volta ⇒ an artificial lake in Ghana, extending 408 km (250 miles) upstream from the Volta River Dam on the Volta River: completed in 1966. Area: 8482 sq km (3275 sq miles)
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