Etymology

quindicessima

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Today it means: Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma. Full definition →

Italian quindicessima
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromquindicessima
  2. English todayquindicessima

From Italian quindicessima, the feminine ordinal form of quindici (“fifteen”).

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