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sordino
sor·di·no
/
sɔrˈdi
noʊ;
Italian
sɔrˈdi
nɔ
/
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[
sawr-
dee
-noh;
Italian
saw
r
-
dee
-naw
]
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noun,
plural
sor·di·ni
/
-ni
/
Show Spelled
[
-nee
]
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.
Music.
mute
(
def 10
)
.
Origin:
1795–1805;
<
Italian:
a mute, equivalent to
sordo
(<
Latin
surdus
deaf) +
-ino
-ine
1
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sordino
(sɔːˈdiːnəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-ni
1.
a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument
2.
any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings
3.
con sordino
,
con sordini
a musical direction to play with a mute
4.
senza sordino
,
senza sordini
a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
[Italian: from
sordo
deaf, from Latin
surdus
]
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