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stringendo

Syllabification: (strin·gen·do)
Pronunciation: /strēnˈjendō, strin-/
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Definition of stringendo

adverb & adjective

  • (especially as a direction) with increasing speed.

noun (plural stringendos or stringendi /-ˈjendē/)

  • a passage marked to be performed stringendo.

Origin:

Italian, literally 'squeezing, binding together'

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