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prestissimo definition

pres·tis·simo (pres tis′i mō′; It pres tēs′sē mō̂′)

adjective, adverb

Musical Direction very fast; faster than presto: when used other than in musical scores, also in roman type

Etymology: It, superl. of presto: see presto

noun pl. prestissimos -·mos′

a passage or movement to be performed prestissimo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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