volta

Etymology

From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.

noun

  1. (music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
  2. (music, dance) A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
  3. (poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

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