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PARTITIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does partitia mean?

• PARTITIA (noun)
The noun PARTITIA has 2 senses:

1. one of the variations contained in a partitia
2. (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century

Familiarity information: PARTITIA used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PARTITIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

One of the variations contained in a partitia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("partitia" is a kind of...):

variation (a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished)

Sense 2

partitia ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("partitia" is a kind of...):

suite (a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected)

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