Volta \Vol"ta\, n.; pl. {Volte}. [It. volta a turn, turning, a
time. See {Volt} a tread.] (Mus.)
A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that
the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una
volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain
modifications in the close of a repeated strain.
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