Fortissimo Definition

fôr-tĭsə-mō

fortissimi, fortissimos

adjective

In a very loud manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

American Heritage

Very loud(ly)

Webster's New World

noun

A fortissimo passage.

Webster's New World

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adverb

(music) The musical term indicating that the piece is played very loud.

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Other Word Forms of Fortissimo

Singular:

fortissimo

Plural:

fortissimos

Italian superlative of forte strong forte²

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Borrowing from Italian fortissimo.

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