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scherzi

scherzi is the plural of scherzo.

Meaning of scherzo

Noun

scherzo (plural scherzos or scherzi)

  1. A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.
    • At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers

Questions about scherzi

What is scherzi the plural of?
Scherzi is the plural of scherzo.

Words near scherzi in the dictionary

  1. Schertz
  2. Schertzes
  3. scherzandi
  4. scherzando
  5. scherzandos
  6. scherzi
  7. scherzini
  8. scherzino
  9. scherzinos
  10. scherzo
  11. scherzos

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