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par⋅ti⋅ta

  [pahr-tee-tuh; It. pahr-tee-tah]
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–noun, plural -tas, -te  [-tey; It. -te] . Music.
1. an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
2. a set of variations.
Origin:
1875–80; < It, fem. of partito divided. See party
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par·ti·ta   (pär-tē'tə)   
n.   Music

  1. An instrumental piece composed of a series of variations, as a suite.

  2. One of the variations contained in such a piece.


[Italian, from feminine past participle of partire, divide, from Latin partīre; see partite.]
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