mezza voce

adverb

Moderately loudly

OriginItalian mezza voce →
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Meanings

adverbmezza voce (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentModerately loudly

Origin

  1. Italianmezza voce
  2. Englishmezza voce

From Italian mezza voce, from mezza (feminine of from mezzo (“middle, half”)) + voce (“voice”).

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