quindicessima

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adverb

Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.

OriginItalian quindicessima →
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Meanings

adverbquindicessima (not comparable)

alternative quindicesima

  1. not comparableentertainmentTwo octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.

Origin

  1. Italianquindicessima
  2. Englishquindicessima

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

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APA

quindicessima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindicessima

MLA

“quindicessima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindicessima. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quindicessima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindicessima.

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