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ma⋅es⋅to⋅so

  [mahy-stoh-soh; It. mah-es-taw-saw]
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–adjective, adverb
with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).
Origin:
1715–25; < It: stately, majestic, equiv. to maest(à) (< L mājestās majesty ) + -oso -ose 1
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ma·es·to·so   (mä'ěs-tō'sō, -zō)   
adv.   & adj. Music
In a majestic and stately manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from maestà, majesty, greatness, from Latin māiestās; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
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