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stret|ta — «STREHT tah», noun, plural te « tay», tas. Music. 1. a passage, especially a final passage, performed in quicker or accelerated time for climactic effect, a device often used in oratorio and opera. 2. stretto in a fugue or canon. ╂[< Italian… … Useful english dictionary
stret|to — «STREHT toh», noun, plural ti « tee», tos. Music. 1. a) (in a fugue or canon) an overlapping of subject and answer so as to produce a rapidly cumulative effect. b) the third section of the fugue, after exposition and development, in which this… … Useful english dictionary
stret — obs. and dial. variant of strait a … Useful english dictionary
stret-pegging — an angling technique used in flowing water. Weights are spread evenly along the line or concentrated near the float but a long unweighted section of line is left near the hook. The baited hook then can rise in the water if the float is held back… … Dictionary of ichthyology
stretta — stret·ta … English syllables
stretto — stret·to … English syllables
Stretching — Stret|ching 〈[ strɛ̣tʃıŋ] n. 15; Sp.〉 Streck , Dehnungsübung zum Muskeltraining [engl., „das Strecken“] * * * Stret|ching [ strɛt̮ʃɪŋ], das; s: aus Dehnungsübungen bestehende Gymnastik. * * * Strẹtching [zu Stretch] das, s, Sport und He … Universal-Lexikon
stretch*/*/ — [stretʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] if you stretch something, or if it stretches, it becomes longer or wider when you pull it Can you stretch the material a little?[/ex] My jumper stretched the first time I washed it.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull something so that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stretta — /stret euh/, n., pl. strette /stret ay/, strettas. Music. a concluding passage played at a faster tempo. [1875 80; < It; fem. of STRETTO] * * * … Universalium
stretto — /stret oh/, n., pl. stretti /stret ee/, strettos. Music. the close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one. [1745 55; < It: lit., narrow < L strictus. See STRICT, STRAIT] * * * … Universalium
