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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: 'under the voice'

sotto voce

 adverb
     
Related topics: Colours and Sounds
sot‧to vo‧ce formal
C in a very quiet voice, so that other people cannot easily hear:
'No, it was Daniel,' she continued, sotto voce.
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