smorzando

smor·zan·do

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smawrt-sahn-doh; Italian zmawr-tsahn-daw]
- /smɔrtˈsɑn doʊ; Italian zmɔrˈtsɑn dɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smawrt-sahn-doh; Italian zmawr-tsahn-daw]
- /smɔrtˈsɑn doʊ; Italian zmɔrˈtsɑn dɔ/

Definitions of smorzando word

adjective smorzando fading away; dying out (a musical direction). 1
adjective smorzando (of a piece of music) to be played fading away gradually 0
adverb smorzando fading away gradually 0
adjective smorzando dying away 0

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Origin of smorzando

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

1790-1800; < Italian, gerund of smorzare to extinguish

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Parts of speech for Smorzando

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Smorzando

smorzando popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

smorzando usage trend in Literature

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