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71 comitadji
col [Fr], neck; a mountain pass; defile.
colazione [It], breakfast; lunch.
col canto [It], with the melody or vocal part: music.
colina [Sp], hill; hillock.
collaborateur [Fr; fern, collaboratrice], fellow worker; collaborator.
colla destra [It], with the right hand: music.
colla parte [It], with the part (a direction to the accompanist to follow
the tempo of the principal performer): music.
coll' arco [It], with the bow (abbr. ca.): music.
colla sinistra [It], with the left hand: music.
colla voce [It], with the voice (a direction to the accompanist to follow
the voice): music.
collectanea [L; pi.], a collection of passages from various authors;
miscellany; commonplace book.
collegium [L; pi. collegia], a body of colleagues or other persons with
common pursuits, functions, and privileges; college.
collegno [It], with the wood (i.e., with the stick of the bow instead of
with the hair): music.
colluvies vitiorum [L], vile medley of vices; sink of iniquity.
colocación [Sp], employment; job; position.
coloratura [It], runs, trills, and other embellishments in vocal music;
colorature: music.
colubrem in sinu fovere [L], to cherish a snake in one's bosom.
comandancia [Sp], post or district under military control; a command;
also, headquarters of a permanent post: mil.
comandante [Sp], mil., commandant; commanding officer; specif., major;
nav., captain; commanding officer.
combien? [Fr], how many? how much?
comédie [Fr], comedy; theater. —Comédie humaine, The Human
Comedy: title of Balzac's series of novels. —Comédie française, official
title of Le Théâtre français. —comédie larmoyante, tear-producing
comedy; sentimental comedy.
comédienne [Fr], comedy actress.
comendador [Sp], knight commander.
come prima [It], as at first: music.
comerciante [Sp], merchant; tradesman.
comes iucundus in via pro vehículo est [L], a pleasant companion on
the road is as good as a carriage: Publilius Syrus.
come sopra [It], as above (abbr. co. so.): music.
come state? or come sta? [It], how are you? how do you do?
come t'è picciol fallo amaro morso! [It], what bitter pain a little fault
doth give thee!: Dante.
come va? [It], how goes it?
comida [Sp], meal; dinner.
comitadji [Serb], a band of guerrillas.