Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Played in this style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adv
In this style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A passage having this mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: musical notation
noun
an accented chord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chord
History
Borrowed from Italian sforzando.
