ribattuta

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noun

A musical ornament consisting of a trill on a long-short dotted rhythm accelerating to end on either a tremolo or a regular trill.

OriginItalian ribattuta →
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Meanings

nounribattuta (plural ribattutas or ribattute)

plural ribattutas · plural ribattute

  1. entertainmentA musical ornament consisting of a trill on a long-short dotted rhythm accelerating to end on either a tremolo or a regular trill.

Origin

  1. Italianribattuta
  2. Italianribattuta
  3. Englishribattuta

Borrowed from Italian ribattuta.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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