fermata (fəˈmɑːtə) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -tas, -te | |
| music another word for pause | |
| [from Italian, from fermare to stop, from Latin firmāre to establish; see | |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |