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affettuosos - 1 dictionary result

af⋅fet⋅tuo⋅so

   [uh-fech-oo-oh-soh; It. ahf-fet-twaw-zaw]
adjective, adverb, noun, plural -sos. Music.
–adjective, adverb
1. with affection and tenderness (a musical direction).
–noun
2. a composition or movement of gentle, tender character.
Origin:
1715–25; < It: affecting, moving < L affectuōsus, equiv. to affectu(s) affect 1 + -ōsus -ous
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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