Etymology

allegrissimo

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Today it means: A direction in musical notation indicating that the piece should be played very fast and lively. Full definition →

Italian allegrissimo
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromallegrissimo
  2. English todayallegrissimo

Borrow from Italian allegrissimo, the superlative form of allegro.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.