partita

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UK/pɑːˈtiːtə/US/pɑɹˈtitə/

noun

A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century

OriginItalian partita →
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Meanings

nounpartita (plural partitas)

plural partitas · alternative parthia · alternative partie

  1. entertainmentA type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century

    He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin.

    2007 June 3, Ian Fisher, “Fingers That Keep the Most Treasured Violins Fit”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianpartita
  2. Englishpartita

From Italian partita. Doublet of party and partie.

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APA

partita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partita

MLA

“partita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partita.

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