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for⋅tis⋅si⋅mo

  [fawr-tis-uh-moh; It. fawr-tees-see-maw] Music.
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–adjective
1. (a direction) very loud.
–adverb
2. (a direction) very loudly.
Origin:
1715–25; < It; superl. of forte forte 2
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for·tis·si·mo   (fôr-tĭs'ə-mō')   
adv.   & adj. Abbr. ff
In a very loud manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. for·tis·si·mos
A note, chord, or passage played fortissimo.

[Italian, superlative of forte, strong; see forte2.]
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fortissimo [(fawr-tis-uh-moh)]

A musical direction meaning “to be performed very loudly”; the opposite of pianissimo.

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