Definition of tutti
: with all voices or instruments performing together
—used as a direction in music
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Origin and Etymology of tutti
Italian, masculine plural of tutto all, from Vulgar Latin *tottus, alteration of Latin totus
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First Known Use: circa 1724
in the meaning defined above
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Analysts point out that flavors like tutti frutti, cotton candy and sour gummy worms are likely to attract some younger users to e-cigarettes.
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Per la terribile e delicata situazione, e soprattutto per rispetto della sua famiglia si fa appello alla sensibilità di tutti.
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In announcing the deal, Allergan executives exuded all the sincerity of made men singing the praises of their capo di tutti capi.
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Burfis, which usually contain coconut, almonds or pistachios, flaunt chocolate, strawberry or tutti frutti, their special Diwali flavors.
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More like tutti-frutti with nuts and cherries on top.
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The Freedom Caucus—the nutzo di tutti nutzi—are the people in charge of domestic policy in this country now.
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Horn calls peaked the enormous tutti crescendos, and Till approached his somber end with an insolent whistle from clarinet.
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The blend of Beethoven snippets is kaleidoscopic, and with the two sonic planes — string quartet versus massive tutti — add to the dizzying effort of chasing the ever-changing focal points.
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First Known Use of tutti
1816
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