Dictionary
pre•sa
Pronunciation: (prā'su; It.pre'zä), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -sePronunciation: (-sā; It.-ze). [key]
a mark, as :S:, +, or , used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
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