Definition of a rovescio
:in contrary motion
—used as a direction in music indicating imitation by reversion or by inversion
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a rovescio
adverb
a ro·ve·scio
\
ˌärōˈve(ˌ)shō
,
-eshēˌō
\
variants:
or less commonly
al rovescio
\ˌälr-\
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Origin and Etymology of a rovescio
Italian, upside down, backwards
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