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subito

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su⋅bi⋅to

  [soo-bi-toh; It. soo-bee-taw]
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–adverb
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly: subito pianissimo.
Origin:
1715–25; < It < L subitō orig., abl. sing. neut. of subitus sudden, equiv. to sub- sub- + -i- (base of īre to go) + -tus ptp. suffix
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su·bi·to   (sōō'bē-tō')   
adv.   Music
Quickly; suddenly. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from Latin subitō, from neuter ablative sing. of subitus, sudden, from past participle of subīre, to come secretly; see sudden.]
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