Etymology

stretto

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Today it means: The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end. Full definition →

Italian stretto
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromstretto
  2. English todaystretto

Borrowed from Italian stretto. Doublet of strait and strict.

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