tutti

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adverb

All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

“a tutti passage”

OriginItalian tutti ← Latin totus →
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Meanings

adverbtutti (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
adjectivetutti (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentAll together; with all playing at once.

    a tutti passage

nountutti (plural tuttis)

plural tuttis

  1. entertainmentA passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

    Even so, the orchestra endowed tuttis with a positively radiant glow.

    2008 February 19, Steve Smith, “Hispanic Classics Flavor a New York Debut”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ripieno

Origin

  1. Latintotus“all”
  2. Italiantutti
  3. Englishtutti

From Italian tutti, from Latin totus (“all”).

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APA

tutti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutti

MLA

“tutti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutti.

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