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da capo

[dah kah-poh; It. dah kah-paw]

da ca·po

[dah kah-poh; It. dah kah-paw]
noun
repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian: literally, from the head; see da, chief
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da capo (dɑː ˈkɑːpəʊ)
 
adj, —adv
music to be repeated (in whole or part) from the beginning
 
[C18: from Italian, literally: from the head]

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