All’ ottava
a direction (8va), placed above or below the staff to indicate that the passage covered is to be played one octave higher or lower respectively.
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- Allot
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers. to appropriate for a special purpose: to allot money for a park. to assign as a portion; set apart; dedicate. Historical Examples We allot them only a few hours to consider a given question. […]
- All out
using all one’s resources; complete; total: an all-out effort. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all […]
- All over
the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all due respect; with all speed. every: all kinds; all […]
- All outdoors, big as
see: big as life , def. 3.
- All over but the shouting
The outcome is a certainty, as in When Jim hit the ball over the fence, it was all over but the shouting. The term’s first use in print, in 1842, was by Welsh sportswriter Charles James Apperley, but some authorities believe it originated even earlier in the United States for a close political race. Today […]