con espressione

[kon i-spres-ee-oh-nee, -ney, kohn; It. kawn es-pres-syaw-ne]

con es·pres·si·o·ne

[kon i-spres-ee-oh-nee, -ney, kohn; It. kawn es-pres-syaw-ne]
adverb
with expression; expressively (used as a direction in music).

Origin:
1890–95; < Italian: literally, with expression
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Con espressione has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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con espressione (Italian kɔn ˌespresˈsjone)
 
adj, —adv
music (to be performed) with feeling; expressively
 
[Italian, literally: with expression]

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