da capo

[ dah kah-poh; Italian dah kah-paw ]

adjective, adverb
  1. repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).

noun
  1. a section of music that is to be repeated from the beginning.

Origin of da capo

1
1715–25; <Italian: literally, from the head; see da, chief

Words Nearby da capo

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How to use da capo in a sentence

  • And so da capo—to any tune which happened to occur to them in their semi-regal license of King's free guardsmen.

    The White Plumes of Navarre | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • I mean of course it's all pom pom pom very much what they call da capo.

    Ulysses | James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for da capo

da capo

/ (dɑː ˈkɑːpəʊ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. music to be repeated (in whole or part) from the beginning

Origin of da capo

1
C18: from Italian, literally: from the head
  • Abbreviation: DC

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