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Definitions for sotto voce
ˈsɒt oʊ ˈvoʊ tʃi; It. ˈsɔt tɔ ˈvɔ tʃɛsot·to voce
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Princeton's WordNet
sotto voce, in a low voiceadverb
in an undertone
"he uttered a curse sotto voce"
Wiktionary
sotto vocenoun
A direction in a score that a passage in a piece should be played softly (or sung 'under the voice', when applied to vocal music).
sotto voceadverb
(speaking) quietly
sotto voceadverb
(spoken or played) softly
sotto voceadjective
In soft tones; quiet.
sotto voceadjective
soft
Wikipedia
Sotto voce
Sotto voce (, Italian: [ˈsotto ˈvoːtʃe]; literally 'under the voice') means intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis. The speaker gives the impression of uttering involuntarily a truth which may surprise, shock, or offend. Galileo Galilei's (probably apocryphal) utterance "Eppur si muove" ("And yet [the Earth] moves"), spoken after deciding to recant his heliocentric theory, is a legendary example of a sotto voce utterance.
Webster Dictionary
Sotto voce
with a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone
Sotto voce
spoken low or in an undertone
Etymology: [It.]
Wikidata
Sotto voce
Sotto voce means intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis. The speaker gives the impression of uttering involuntarily a truth which may surprise, shock, or offend. Galileo Galilei's utterance "Eppur si muove", spoken after recanting his heliocentric theory, is an example of sotto voce utterance. In music, sotto voce denotes a dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental volume — not necessarily pianissimo, but a definitely hushed quality. An example of sotto voce occurs in the Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor. The singers lower their volume for emphasis. In literature, drama, and rhetoric, sotto voce is used to denote emphasis attained by lowering one's voice rather than raising it, similar to the effect provided by an aside. For example, in Chapter 4 of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë uses the term sotto voce to describe Mrs. Reed's manner of speaking after arguing with Jane: — Jane Eyre In law, "sotto voce" on a transcript indicates a conversation heard below the hearing of the court reporter.
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sotto voce
Read the full text of the Sotto Voce poem by Walter de la Mare on the Poetry.com website.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sotto voce in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sotto voce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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