sortita

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Italian sortita. Doublet of sortie.

Noun[edit]

sortita

  1. The air sung by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering.
  2. (music) A closing voluntary; a postlude.

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sorˈti.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: sor‧tì‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

sortita f (plural sortite)

  1. sally, sortie
  2. witticism (normally battuta)

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

sortita f sg

  1. feminine singular of sortito

Anagrams[edit]

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