volta
Meaning
- A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
- A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
- A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
Frequency
Etymology
From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.
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