stretto (plural strettos or stretti)
(music) The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.
(music) An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax.
stretto (not comparable)
(music) With gradually increasing speed.
stretto (not comparable)
(music) Having gradually increasing speed.
• rottest, stotter, tortest, totters
Source: Wiktionary
Stret"to, n. Etym: [It., close or contacted, pressed.] (Mus.) (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a fugue. (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an accelerated time. [Written also stretta.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
