Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coll'ottava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: col-l'ot-ta-va
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Having the notes played in two adjacent octaves simultaneously.

Etymology

From Italian coll'ottava (literally “with the octave”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: coll'ottava

Questions

What does coll'ottava mean?: Having the notes played in two adjacent octaves simultaneously.
Where does coll'ottava come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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