Usually means: Musical term for octave higher.
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  1. ottava: Merriam-Webster
  2. ottava: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ottava: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ottava: Wordnik
  5. ottava: Wiktionary
  6. ottava: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. ottava: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. ottava: Dictionary.com
  9. Ottava: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. ottava: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Ottava: Encyclopedia of Organ Stops

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ottava)

▸ adverb:  (music) One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.
▸ noun:  (poetry) Ottava rima.

Similar:
coll'ottava, quindicessima, 25/8, eighthly, eightfold, twenty-five-eight, seavenfold, eighteenthly, octennially, eightiethly, more...

Opposite:
ottavalta, ottavbassa, ottavsopra, ottavsotto

Phrases:
ottava rima, all' ottava, all ottava, ottava bassa, ottava rimas, more...



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Similar:
coll'ottava, quindicessima, 25/8, eighthly, eightfold, twenty-five-eight, seavenfold, eighteenthly, octennially, eightiethly, more...

Opposite:
ottavalta, ottavbassa, ottavsopra, ottavsotto

Phrases:
ottava rima, all' ottava, all ottava, ottava bassa, ottava rimas, more...



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