Etymology

stringendo

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Today it means: A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases. Full definition →

Italian stringendo
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromstringendo
  2. Italian · borrowed fromstringendo
  3. English todaystringendo

Borrowed from Italian stringendo (“tightening”).

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