tutti

[ too-tee; Italian toot-tee ]

/ ˈtu ti; Italian ˈtut ti /

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adjective

all; all the voices or instruments together.

intended for or performed by all (or most of) the voices or instruments together, as a passage or movement in concert music (opposed to solo).

noun, plural tut·tis.

a tutti passage or movement.

the tonal product or effect of a tutti performance.

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Origin of tutti

1715–25; <Italian, plural of tutto all

Words nearby tutti

tutorial, tutorial system, tutoyer, tutsan, Tutsi, tutti, tutti-frutti, tutto, tut-tut, tutty, tutu

How to use tutti in a sentence

My answer would be conservative Capo de tutti capi Roger Ailes and Fox News.
The GOP's Health-Care Repeal Kabuki|Eric Alterman|January 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Since Beethoven the form has been often modified, more especially the long introductory tutti omitted or cut short.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Cf. Catalogo di tutti gli edifici sacri della citt di Napoli in Arch.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
I wish you saved that, Grace, and gave away the marshmallow; I just love tutti-frutti, declared Cleo.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis

I hated it, but nobly sacrificed myself and gave her tutti-frutti and gained character every evening of our honeymoon!
Why Marry?|Jesse Lynch Williams
I did the rest—with the aid of a clergyman, whom I tipped even more liberally than the waiter who served us tutti-frutti.
Why Marry?|Jesse Lynch Williams

British Dictionary definitions for tutti

tutti

/ (ˈtʊtɪ) /

adjective, adverb

music to be performed by the whole orchestra, choir, etcCompare soli

Word Origin for tutti

C18: from Italian, pl of tutto all, from Latin tōtus

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