Etymology

da capo al fine

Today it means: Repeat from the beginning up to the word fine ("end"). Full definition →

Italian da capo al fine
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromda capo al fine
  2. English todayda capo al fine

From Italian da capo al fine (literally “from the beginning to the end”).

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