Usually means: Alternative musical passage or version.
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  1. ossia: Merriam-Webster
  2. ossia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ossia: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ossia: Wordnik
  5. ossia: Wiktionary
  6. ossia: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. ossia: Dictionary.com
  8. Ossia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. ossia: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. ossia: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. SimplyTheBest Music Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ossia)

noun:  (music) In a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative is usually an easier version of a particularly difficult passage.

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