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overspend(dictionary)

musica (iou) and overspend (oh)


musica (iou)



musica noun. M18.
[Latin = Music noun.]
The Latin for 'Music' occurring in various phrases used in English, esp. with Reference to early Music.

musica ficta (early contrapuntal Music characterized by) the introduction by a singer of conventional chromatically altered tones to avoid unacceptable intervals E19.
musica figurata (a) contrapuntal Music in which the different melodic strands move more or less independently; (b) plainsong with decorated melody: M18.
musica plana plainsong, canto fermo M20.
musica reservata early Music characterized by clarity, balance, restraint, and expressiveness M20.

overspend (oh)



[I and T]
to spend more money than you can afford
::The hospital has overspent its budget by ¡ê70,000.
-- overspend /5EUvEspend ?@ 5oUvEr-/ n [C]
::an overspend of ¡ê200,000