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fortississimo

fortississimo adverb: indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.

Adverb

fortississimo (comparative more fortississimo, superlative most fortississimo)

  1. Indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.
    Synonyms:
    blastissimo
    Antonyms:
    pianississimo

Noun

fortississimo (plural fortississimos or fortississimi)

  1. The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played more loudly than fortissimo.

Synonyms of fortississimo

Antonyms

Forms of fortississimo

Adverb
comparativemore fortississimo
superlativemost fortississimo
Noun
pluralfortississimos
pluralfortississimi

Origin of fortississimo

Pseudo-Italianism, derived from fortissimo with an additional -iss-, instead of the expected Italian fortissimissimo.

Questions about fortississimo

What does fortississimo mean?
Fortississimo means indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.
What part of speech is fortississimo?
Fortississimo can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near fortississimo in the dictionary

  1. Fortisan
  2. fortissimi
  3. fortissimo
  4. fortissimos
  5. fortississimi
  6. fortississimo
  7. fortississimos
  8. fortite
  9. fortited
  10. fortites
  11. fortiting

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