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tremolos

[trem-uh-loh] Origin

trem·o·lo

[trem-uh-loh]
noun, plural -los. Music.
1.
a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
2.
a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced.

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian: trembling < Latin tremulus tremulous
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Word Origin & History

tremolo
1801, from It. tremolo, from L. tremulus "trembling" (see tremulous).
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