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subito

[ soo-bi-toh; Italian soo-bee-taw ]

adverb

  1. (as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:

    subito pianissimo.



subito

/ ˈsuːbɪˌtəʊ /

adverb

  1. music (preceding or following a dynamic marking, etc) suddenly; immediately sub


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subito1

First recorded in 1715–25; from Italian, from Latin subitō originally, ablative singular neuter of subitus “sudden,” equivalent to sub- sub- + -i- (base of īre “to go”) + -tus past participle suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subito1

C18: via Italian from Latin: suddenly, from subitus sudden, from subīre to approach, from sub- (indicating stealth) + īre to go

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Example Sentences

When John Paul II died in 2005, pilgrims held signs and chanted “santo subito,” or “sainthood now,” at his funeral.

Che non avesse il comandamanto di lui osservato d'ammazzar subito qualunque heretico gli fosse venuto alle mani.

Io ritornato in Corte ebbi subito la notizia del secreto sbarco dell' Abbatucci nelle spiaggie di Solenzara.

In qua, subito a lictoribus quos regina non procul absconderat, rex innocens suffocatus expirauit.

Cuius subito adventu repressus Hannibal receptui cecinit, palam confessus ab se Minucium, se a Fabio victum esse.

Two written lines were in part legible: "Giorne che venite—subito l'urgenza."

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