sourdine
[ soor-deen ]
Origin of sourdine
11670–80; <French: damper, mute <Italian sordina (feminine); see sordino
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British Dictionary definitions for sourdine
sourdine
/ (sʊəˈdiːn) /
Origin of sourdine
1C17 (meaning: a muted trumpet): from French: a mute, from Italian; see sordino
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