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Definition of: stretto
(stret′tō) noun pl ·ti (-tē) or ·tos Music
1. A portion of a fugue, near the close, in which the answer crowds closely on the subject.
2. In an oratorio or operatic piece, the portion at the close accelerated in time to produce a climax: also stret′ta (-tä). [<Ital., lit., drawn tight <L strictus. See STRESS.]
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