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scherzando
scher·zan·do
/
skɛrtˈsɑn
doʊ, -ˈsæn-
/
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[
skert-
sahn
-doh, -
san
-
]
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adjective
(a musical direction) playful; sportive.
Origin:
1805–15;
<
Italian,
gerund of
scherzare
to joke; see
scherzo
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scherzando
(skɛəˈtsændəʊ)
—
adj
, —
adv
1.
to be performed in a light-hearted manner
—
n
,
-di
,
-dos
2.
a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way
[Italian, literally: joking. See
scherzo
]
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