presa

presa Definition

presa (prā′sə; It pre′sä)

noun pl. -·se-sā; It, -se

Music a sign (:S:, +, or ) showing where each successive voice enters in a canon

Etymology: It, lit., a taking up, seizure < pp. of prendere, to take < L prehendere: see prehensile

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