"altissimo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: altissimos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Italian alto Italian -issimo Italian altissimobor. English altissimo Borrowed from Italian altissimo. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:altissimo|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian alto Italian -issimo Italian altissimobor. English altissimo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "alto", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-issimo", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "altissimo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "altissimo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="altissimo"> Borrowed from Italian altissimo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} altissimo (plural altissimos)
  1. (music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register Derived forms: in altissimo

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