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ridotto
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ri-
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-oh
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ri·dot·to
/
rɪˈdɒt
oʊ
/
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ri-
dot
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]
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noun,
plural
ri·dot·tos.
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
Origin:
1715–25;
<
Italian:
retreat, resort;
see
redoubt
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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ridotto
(rɪˈdɒtəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-tos
an entertainment with music and dancing, often in masquerade: popular in 18th-century England
[C18: from Italian: retreat, from Latin
reductus
, from
redūcere
to lead back]
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