"da capo" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dəˈkæpəʊ/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian da capo. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:da capo|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "da capo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "da capo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="da capo"> Borrowed from Italian da capo. Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolink=1}} da capo (not comparable)
  1. (music) From the beginning. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-da_capo-en-adv-iT7jvaV3 Categories (other): Music, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 99 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. from scratch Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-da_capo-en-adv-kS0~y1CZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: da capo al fine, take it from the top

Alternative forms

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