volta
/V OW1 L T AH0/noun
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(music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
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(music, dance) A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
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(poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
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A river in West Africa, having given its name to Upper Volta; in full, Volta River.
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A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
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A surname from Italian.
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Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
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