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tutti
CIDE DICTIONARY
tutti, n. pl. [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.].
All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tutti, adv. & n. Mus.
--adv. with all voices or instruments together.
--n. (pl. tuttis) a passage to be performed in this way.
--adv. with all voices or instruments together.
--n. (pl. tuttis) a passage to be performed in this way.
Etymology
It., pl. of tutto all
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