rinforzando

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UK/ˌɹɪnfɔːˈtsændəʊ/US/ˌɹɪnfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/

noun

A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with special emphasis.

“(abbreviation) rf, rfz, rfz., rinf.”

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Meanings

nounrinforzando (plural rinforzandos or rinforzandi)

plural rinforzandos · plural rinforzandi

  1. entertainmentA mark that indicates that a note is to be played with special emphasis.
  2. entertainmentA passage having this mark.
adverbrinforzando (comparative more rinforzando, superlative most rinforzando)

comparative more rinforzando · superlative most rinforzando

  1. entertainmentIn this style.

    (abbreviation) rf, rfz, rfz., rinf.

adjectiverinforzando (comparative more rinforzando, superlative most rinforzando)

comparative more rinforzando · superlative most rinforzando

  1. entertainmentPlayed in this style.

Origin

  1. Italianrinforzando
  2. Italianrinforzando
  3. Englishrinforzando

Borrowed from Italian rinforzando.

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APA

rinforzando. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinforzando

MLA

“rinforzando.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinforzando. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rinforzando,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinforzando.

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