sordine

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noun

A mute for musical instruments.

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Meanings

nounsordine (plural sordines)

plural sordines

  1. entertainmentA mute for musical instruments.

    Synonyms: sordino

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mute for musical instruments.

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Origin

  1. Italiansordina
  2. Italiansordina
  3. Englishsordine

Borrowed from Italian sordina.

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Translations

Bulgarian сурдинка
  • сурдинка (surdinka)mute for music
Finnish sordiino
  • sordiinomute for music
French sourdine
  • sourdinemute for music
German Sordino
  • Sordinomute for music
Italian sordino, sordina
  • sordinomute for music
  • sordinamute for music
Norwegian sordin
  • sordinmute for music
Swedish sordin
  • sordinmute for music
Turkish sürdin
  • sürdinmute for music

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APA

sordine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordine

MLA

“sordine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sordine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordine.

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