volte

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volte - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Volta \Vol"ta\, n.; pl. Volte. [It. volta a turn, turning, a
     time. See Volt a tread.] (Mus.)
     A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that
     the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una
     volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain
     modifications in the close of a repeated strain.
     [1913 Webster]