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dal segno

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dal se⋅gno

[dahl seyn-yoh; It. dahl se-nyaw]
–noun
go back to the sign marking the beginning of a repeat (used as a musical direction).

Origin:
1850–55; < It: from the sign; see sign
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dal se·gno   (däl sān'yō)   
adv.   Music Abbr. DS
From the place marked by the sign to a designated point. Used as a direction to repeat a passage.

[Italian : da, from + il, the + segno, sign.]
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