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os·si·a

(ō-sē′ə)

conj. Music

Or else. Used as a direction to the performer to designate an alternate section or passage.

[Italian, from o sia, or let it be : o, or (from Latin aut) + sia, third person sing. present subjunctive of essere, to be (from Latin esse; see es- in Indo-European roots).]

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ossia

(əʊˈsiːə)

an alternate version or passage

conj

(in musical direction) or

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ossia

or (used when suggesting an easier alternative)

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Examples of successful products in this area include Activ Ossia, launched by Clesa in Spain, and Radenska Plus launched in Slovenia.

The changing face of beverages

H1a: La domanda e il controllo siano associati alla frequenza delle azioni negative messe in atto nel contesto di lavoro, ossia maggiore e la domanda e minore e la percezione di controllo maggiore sara la frequenza di comportamenti vessatori percepiti.

Qualita della vita lavorativa e rischio di mobbing: l'effetto moderatore del clima sociale

Regular guest DJs will include Danny Rampling, Daniele Davoli, K-Klass, Graeme Park, Allister Whitehead and Ian Ossia.

Seven heaven

MacLeod also programmed concert versions of Haydn's L'anima del filosofo (ossia Orfeo ed Euridice) of 1791, a shining specimen of the classic/symphonic period.

Cooperstown

And that's just considering invasive or minimally-invasive products and the instruments necessary to perform the procedures, or as Mark Saalmuller, CMTSE, sales and marketing manager for Tornos Technologies, describes their purpose: ossia fracta reficere, trans.

Rx for healthy manufacturers: a $20 billion orthopedic fix

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