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rin⋅for⋅zan⋅do

  [It. reen-fawr-tsahn-daw]
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–adjective, adverb
sforzando.
Origin:
1795–1805; < It: reinforcing (ger. of rinforzare, equiv. to ri- re- + inforzare to enforce )
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rin·for·zan·do   (rēn'fôr-tsän'dō)   
adv.   & adj. Music Abbr. rf or rfz
With a sudden increase of emphasis. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, present participle of rinforzare, to reinforce, strengthen : ri-, again (from Latin re-; see re-) + inforzare, to enforce, make strong (from Old French enforcier; see enforce).]
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Rinforzando

Rin`for*zan"do\, a. [It., fr. rinforzare to re["e]nforce, strengthen.] (Mus.) Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando.
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