maestoso

[ mahy-stoh-soh; Italian mah-es-taw-saw ]

adjective, adverb
  1. with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).

Origin of maestoso

1
1715–25; <Italian: stately, majestic, equivalent to maest(à) (<Latin mājestāsmajesty) + -oso-ose1

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British Dictionary definitions for maestoso

maestoso

/ (maɪˈstəʊsəʊ) music /


adjective, adverb
  1. to be performed majestically

nounplural -sos
  1. a piece or passage directed to be played in this way

Origin of maestoso

1
C18: Italian: majestic, from Latin māiestās majesty

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