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vigoroso

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vi⋅go⋅ro⋅so

[vig-uh-roh-soh; It. vee-gaw-raw-zaw]
–adjective
(a musical direction) vigorous or spirited in manner.

Origin:
1715–25; < It: vigorous
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vig·o·ro·so   (vĭg'ə-rō'sō, -zō, vē'gə-)   
adv.   & adj. Music
With emphasis and spirit. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from Medieval Latin vigōrōsus, from Latin vigor, vigor; see vigor.]
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