Sotto

//ˈsəʊtəʊ// adj, adv, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of sotto voce. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable

    "Playing against the effect, Wood plays single sotto lines with a variation on the key that sustains a minor mode against the finely tuned feedback effects stroked in pinks against the upper canvas."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of sotto voce. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable

    "Jimi’s guitar plays flat against the major chord, giving a strange, almost discordant effect. Mitch on drums is behind the bass sotto."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
sotto vocesotto voce

Example

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"Jimi’s guitar plays flat against the major chord, giving a strange, almost discordant effect. Mitch on drums is behind the bass sotto."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of sotto voce.

Etymology 2

Variant of Spanish Soto, mostly borne by Filipinos.

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