PRESA Definition & Meaning

presa

[ prey-suh; Italian pre-zah ]

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noun

plural prese

a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.

presa

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noun

music a sign or symbol used in a canon, round, etc, to indicate the entry of each part Usual signs+:S:

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of presa¹

1715–25; < Italian: literally, a taking up, feminine of preso, past participle of prendere to take < Latin prehendere to seize; prehension

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of presa¹

Italian, literally: a taking up, from prendere to take, from Latin prehendere to grasp

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For “La Presa,” a track that sounds like a time capsule from 1979 New York, she enlisted the backup vocalists of Puerto Rico’s El Gran Combo for an extra touch of street cred.

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“La Presa” is not the first tropical scorcher that the Argentina native has given us — but it is possibly her best.

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He said large, muscular dogs such as the cane corso and the presa canario could become the next status dogs.

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En los últimos años se han encontrado tumbas y cerámicas antiguas durante la ampliación del aeropuerto de la ciudad y durante la construcción de un juzgado y una presa hidroeléctrica en pueblos cercanos.

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Wanda Presa, 46, moved to Amelia, La., from New Jersey 14 years ago and now works as captain on a riverboat casino.

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