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Volta
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Vol′ta
,Noun.
pl.
Volte
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. [It.
volta
a turn, turning, a time. See Volt
a tread.] (Mus.)
A turning; a time; – chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times;
as,
una volta
, once. Seconda volta
, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain.