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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Sotto voce

· Sot·to vo·ce · IPA /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/
01 With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.
  1. 1.
    With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.(Mus.)
  2. 2.
    Spoken low or in an undertone.