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

Dalmatia, Dalmatian, dalmatic, Dalriada, Dalrymple, 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

Word Origin for dal segno

Italian, literally: from the sign

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