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accordatura

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[uh-kawr-duh-toor-uh, ahk-kawr-dah-too-rah] / əˌkɔr dəˈtʊər ə, ɑkˌkɔr dɑˈtu rɑ /

noun

Music.

the notes to which a stringed instrument is tuned.

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Etymology

Origin of accordatura

< Italian: literally, a tuning, equivalent to accordat ( o ) (past participle of accordare < Vulgar Latin *accordāre; see accord) + -ūra -ure

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