dal segno
[ dahl -seyn-yoh; Italian dahl -se-nyaw ]
/ dɑl ˈseɪn yoʊ; Italian dɑl ˈsɛ nyɔ /
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adverb
go back to the sign marking the beginning of a repeat (used as a musical direction).
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Origin of dal segno
1850–55; <Italian: from the sign; see sign
Words nearby dal segno
Dalmatian, dalmatic, Dalriada, Dalrymple, Dalrymple's sign, dal segno, dalton, Daltonian, daltonism, Dalton plan, Dalton's atomic theory
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British Dictionary definitions for dal segno
dal segno
/ (ˈdæl ˈsɛnjəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music (of a piece of music) to be repeated from the point marked with a sign to the word fine
Abbreviation: DS
See also fine 3
Word Origin for dal segno
Italian, literally: from the sign
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