rinforzando

[ Italian reen-fawr-tsahn-daw ]

adjective

1. sforzando.

rinforzando

/ ˌriːnfɔːˈtsændəʊ /

adjective

1. a less common term for sforzando

Word History and Origins

Origin of rinforzando¹

1795–1805; < Italian: reinforcing (gerund of rinforzare, equivalent to ri- re- + inforzare to enforce )

Word History and Origins

Origin of rinforzando¹

Italian, literally: reinforcing

Example Sentences

This was the piano of the scandal; the rinforzando would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.

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