da capo
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da ca·po
(dä kä′pō)adv. Abbr. DC Music
From the beginning. Used as a direction to repeat a passage.
[Italian : da, from + capo, head.]
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da capo
(dɑː ˈkɑːpəʊ)adj, adv
Abbreviation: DC (Classical Music) music to be repeated (in whole or part) from the beginning
[C18: from Italian, literally: from the head]
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da ca•po
(dɑ ˈkɑ poʊ)adv., adj.
repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).
[1715–25; < Italian: literally, from the head]
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da capo
repeat from beginning
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