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con sordino
[kon sawr-dee-noh, kohn, kawn sawr-dee-naw]
adverb
with the mute (used as a direction in music to a string player).
con sordino
adverb
music See sordino
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Word History and Origins
Origin of con sordino1
From Italian, dating back to 1815–25; sordino
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Con sordino and pizzicato passages occur as often for the cello as for the violin.
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