"fortissimo" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fortissimo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fortissimo}} Italian fortissimo Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fortissimo (not comparable)
  1. (music) Indicating that the piece is played very loud. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Translations (very loud): fortissimo (French), פוֹרְטִיסִימוֹ (fortísimo) (Hebrew), fortissimo (Italian), форти́ссимо (fortíssimo) (Russian), fortísimo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fortissimo-en-adv-VYGZ1tdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: fortissimos [plural], fortissimi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fortissimo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fortissimo}} Italian fortissimo Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fortissimi}} fortissimo (plural fortissimos or fortissimi)
  1. (music) The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-fortissimo-en-noun-MqN~c2yd Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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