ridotto

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ridotto

/ɹɪˈdɒtəʊ/ UK
/ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Italian ridotto (“foyer”). Doublet of redoubt.

noun ridottos · ridottoes · ridotti

historical A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century. May 26, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.
An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
Similar: reduction

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@misc{ridotto_2026,
  title = {ridotto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ridotto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}