tessiture

English

Noun

tessiture

1. plural of tessitura

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.si.tyʁ/ ~ /te.si.tyʁ/

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Noun

tessiture f (plural tessitures)

1. (music) tessitura (the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre)

   Coordinate term: ambitus

Further reading

• “tessiture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

tessiture f

1. plural of tessitura