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tessiture

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tes⋅si⋅tu⋅ra

[tes-i-toor-uh; It. tes-see-too-rah]
–noun, plural -tu⋅ras, -tu⋅re [-toor-ey; It. -too-re] .
the general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition: an uncomfortably high tessitura.

Origin:
1890–95; < It: lit., texture < L textūra; see texture
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