"assai" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From Italian assai. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|assai}} Italian assai Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} assai (not comparable)
  1. (music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very". Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-assai-en-adv-eumpTJHX Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: assais [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} assai (plural assais)
  1. Alternative spelling of acai. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: acai
    Sense id: en-assai-en-noun--VDOFzoW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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