con sordino

con sor·di·no

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon sawr-dee-noh]
- /kɒn sɔrˈdi noʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon sawr-dee-noh]
- /kɒn sɔrˈdi noʊ/

Definitions of con sordino words

noun con sordino a musical direction to play with a mute 3
adverb con sordino with the mute (used as a direction in music to a string player). 1
adverb con sordino (music) With the mute. 0

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Origin of con sordino

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

From Italian, dating back to 1815-25; See origin at sordino

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Parts of speech for Con sordino

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Con sordino

con sordino popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

con sordino usage trend in Literature

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