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sem⋅pre

[sem-prey; It. sem-pre]
–adverb (used in musical directions)
throughout.

Origin:
1885–90; < It: always < L semper
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sem·pre   (sěm'prā)   
adv.   Music
In the same manner throughout. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, always, from Latin semper; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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