presa
presa definition
presa (prā′sə; It pre′sä)
noun pl. prese -·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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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