PRESTISSIMO | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Prestissimo

Speech Type: Adverb

Etymology:

Italian, superlative of presto ‘quick, quickly’ (see presto)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: prɛˈstɪsɪməʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(especially as a direction) in a very quick tempo

Short Definition:

in very quick tempo

Examples:
  • the group of Belgian trombones had five valves that enabled them to play the most florid passages prestissimo

Word: Prestissimo

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: prɛˈstɪsɪməʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

performed at a very quick tempo

Short Definition:

performed in very quick tempo

Examples:
  • these crescendi make one excited for the prestissimo choruses

Word: Prestissimo

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: prɛˈstɪsɪməʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a movement or passage marked to be performed in a very quick tempo.

Short Definition:

movement or passage to be performed in very quick tempo

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