SINCE 1828
mezza voce
adverb or adjective
mez·za vo·ce
| \ ˌmet-sä-ˈvō-(ˌ)chā
, ˌmed-zä-\
, ˌmed-zä-\
Definition of mezza voce
: with medium or half volume
—used as a direction in music
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