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(ō-sēˈə)

conjunction
Music
Or else. Used as a direction to the performer to designate an alternate section or passage.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from o sia, or let it be

Origin: : o, or (from Latin aut)

Origin: + sia

Origin: , third person sing. present subjunctive of essere, to be (from Latin esse; see es- in Indo-European roots)

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