lentissimo

len·tis·si·mo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [len-tis-uh-moh; Italian len-tees-see-maw]
- /lɛnˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian lɛnˈtis siˌmɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [len-tis-uh-moh; Italian len-tees-see-maw]
- /lɛnˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian lɛnˈtis siˌmɔ/

Definitions of lentissimo word

adjective lentissimo very slow. 1
adverb lentissimo very slowly. 1
adjective lentissimo to be played very slowly 0
adjective lentissimo very slow(ly) 0

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Origin of lentissimo

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; < Italian, superlative of lento lento

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Parts of speech for Lentissimo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lentissimo 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

lentissimo usage trend in Literature

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