sotto voce

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  1. adverb In soft tones, so as not to be overheard; in an undertone: "There were aspersions cast, sotto voce, but knees quickly folded into curtsies when introductions were in order” (Barbara Lazear Ascher).
  2. adverb Music In very soft tones. Used chiefly as a direction.

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  1. Italian : sotto, under + voce, voice.
 

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