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subito
[
soo
-bi-toh
;
It.
soo
-bee-taw
]
su·bi·to
/
ˈsu
bɪˌtoʊ
;
It.
ˈsu
bi
tɔ
/
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[
soo
-bi-toh
;
It.
soo
-bee-taw
]
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adverb
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
subito pianissimo.
Origin:
1715–25;
<
Italian
<
Latin
subitō
orig., ablative singular neuter of
subitus
sudden, equivalent to
sub-
sub-
+
-i-
(base of
īre
to go) +
-tus
past participle suffix
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subito
(ˈsuːbɪˌtəʊ)
—
adv
music
sub
(preceding or following a dynamic marking, etc) suddenly; immediately
[C18: via Italian from Latin: suddenly, from
subitus
sudden, from
subīre
to approach, from
sub-
(indicating stealth) +
īre
to go]
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