Etymology

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Today it means: A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments. Full definition →

Italian tavolatura ← Latin tabulatura
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  1. Latin · derived fromtabulatura
  2. Italian · derived fromtavolatura
  3. English todaytablature

From French, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from tabula.

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