Category:Volta

Vol"ta, n.; pl. Volte. Etym: [it. volta a turn, turning, a time. See Volt a tread.] (mus.)

Defn: 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.