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- [fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw]
- /fɔrˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian fɔrˈtis siˌmɔ/
- /fɔː.ˈtɪ.sɪ.məʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw]
- /fɔrˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian fɔrˈtis siˌmɔ/
Definitions of fortissimo word
- adjective fortissimo (a direction) very loud. 1
- adverb fortissimo (a direction) very loudly. 1
- noun fortissimo (especially as a direction) very loud or loudly. 1
- adverb fortissimo A piece of music that is played fortissimo is played very loudly. 0
- adjective fortissimo very loud 0
- noun fortissimo a very loud passage in music 0
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Origin of fortissimo
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Italian; superlative of forte forte2
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Parts of speech for Fortissimo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fortissimo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fortissimo usage trend in Literature
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