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PARTITA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does partita mean?
• PARTITA (noun)
The noun PARTITA has 2 senses:
1. one of the variations contained in a partita
2. (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
Familiarity information: PARTITA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the variations contained in a partita
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("partita" is a kind of...):
variation (a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("partita" is a kind of...):
suite (a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected)
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