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mos⋅so

[moh-soh; It. maws-saw]
–adjective Music.
rapid; fast.

Origin:
1875–80; < It, ptp. of muovere to move
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mos·so   (môs'sō)   
adv.   Music
With motion or animation. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, past participle of muovere, to move, from Latin movēre; see meuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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