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Definition of tessitura noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tessitura

noun
 
/ˌtesɪˈtjʊərə/
 
/ˌtesɪˈtʊrə/
(music, from Italian)
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  1. the range of notes that are used in a singing part
    Word OriginItalian, literally ‘texture’, from Latin textura ‘weaving’, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.
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