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prestissimo

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pres⋅tis⋅si⋅mo

[pre-stis-uh-moh; It. pre-stees-see-maw]
–adverb
(a musical direction) in the most rapid tempo.

Origin:
1715–25; < It: most quickly, superl. of presto presto
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pres·tis·si·mo   (prě-stĭs'ə-mō')   
adv.   & adj.
In as fast a tempo as possible. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. pres·tis·si·mos
A prestissimo passage or movement.

[Italian, superlative of presto, presto; see presto.]
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