Fortissimo
[fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw] /fɔrˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian fɔrˈtis siˌmɔ/ Music.
adjective
1.
(a direction) very loud.
adverb
2.
(a direction) very loudly.
/fɔːˈtɪsɪˌməʊ/
adjective, adverb
1.
very loud ff
noun
2.
a very loud passage in music
1724, from Italian fortissimo, superlative of forte “loud, strong,” from Latin fortis “strong” (see fort).
fortissimo [(fawr-tis-uh-moh)]
A musical direction meaning “to be performed very loudly”; the opposite of pianissimo.
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