ridotto

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt.]

1.A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.— Walpole.[1913 Webster]

2.(Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, v. i. To hold ridottos. [R.] --J. G. Cooper. [1913 Webster]
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