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recitativi

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rec⋅i⋅ta⋅ti⋅vo

[res-i-tuh-tee-voh; It. re-chee-tah-tee-vaw]
–noun, plural -vi [Eng., It. -vee] , -vos. Music.
recitative 2 .

Origin:
1610–20; < It
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re·ci·ta·ti·vo   (rěs'ĭ-tə-tē'vō, rě'chē-tä-)   
n.   pl. re·ci·ta·ti·vi (-vē) or re·ci·ta·ti·vos (-vōz)
See recitative2.

[Italian; see recitative2.]
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