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Fortissimo
01
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly
Specialized
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
fortissimos
Examples
The movement builds gradually toward a fortissimo.
fortissimo
01
a direction in music; to be played very loudly
Specialized
Grammatical Information
Examples
The trumpets entered fortissimo after the quiet interlude.
fortissimo
01
(chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong
Specialized
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
ungradable
domain
music, sound, performance
Examples
A fortissimo chord ended the first movement.
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