Musical Direction from the beginning: a note to the performer to repeat the passage
Origin of da capo
It, from (the) headda capo
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da capo
adverb
Abbr. DC MusicFrom the beginning. Used as a direction to repeat a passage.
Origin of da capo
Italian da from capo headTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Usage notes
- Used, in musical notation, to indicate that a passage is to be repeated
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