"fortissimo" meaning in English

See fortissimo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 (Indonesian), fortissimo (Italian), форти́ссимо (fortíssimo) (Russian), fortísimo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fortissimo-en-adv-VYGZ1tdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 5 22 22 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 22 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 7 21 21 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 21 0 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 31 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

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