tessitura

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The rep had incredibly high tessitura (stayed up high).

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  1. noun The prevailing range of a vocal or instrumental part, within which most of the tones lie.

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  1. Italian, from Latin textūra, web, structure; see texture.

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  1. Italian, texture, = English texture.
 

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/tɛssɪˈturə/
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