First Known Use: 1848
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ottava
adverb or adjective ot·ta·va \ō-ˈtä-və\
Definition of OTTAVA
: at an octave higher or lower than written —used as a direction in music
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Origin of OTTAVA
Italian, octave, from Medieval Latin octava
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