sotto voce

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sot·to vo·ce / ˈsätō ˈvōchē/ • adv. & adj. (of singing or a spoken remark) in a quiet voice, as if not to be overheard: [as adv.] “It won't be cheap,” he added sotto voce | [as adj.] a sotto voce remark.

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sotto voce

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sotto voce (It.). Below the voice. In an undertone or barely audible (as in an aside). Applied to vocal and instr. perf.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

sotto voce

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sotto voce in a subdued voice. XVIII. — It., i.e. sotto under, voce voice
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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