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Altissimo
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
A musical term used in the phrase
in altissimo
, literally in the highest, that is, in the second octave above the treble staff, beginning with G. See
alt
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The part or notes situated above F in alt.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The highest
register
of a
woodwind
instrument, or a specific note in this register
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adjective.
very high
Word Usage
"So if you enter the search terms: "altissimo" sigurd, you will get results on: alto and sigurd, which are entirely different."
Equivalent
high
high-pitched