divoto

adverb (or adjective)

di·​vo·​to

də̇ˈvō(ˌ)tō,

dēˈ-,

-vōt(ˌ)ō

: with religious emotion

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, devout, from Late Latin devotus

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