stringendo

stringendo

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian stringendo (tightening).

    Noun

    stringendo (plural stringendos or stringendi)

    1. (music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.

    Adverb

    stringendo (not comparable)

    1. (music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.

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    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from Italian stringendo (tightening).

    Adverb

    stringendo

    1. (music) stringendo
      Synonym: mendesak

    Further reading

    Italian

    Verb

    stringendo

    1. gerund of stringere

    Latin

    Verb

    stringendō

    1. dative gerund of stringō