mezzo

[ met-soh, med-zoh, mez-oh ]
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adjective
  1. middle; medium; half.

noun,plural mez·zos.
  1. a mezzo-soprano.

Origin of mezzo

1
1805–15; <Italian <Latin medius middle

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mezzo

/ (ˈmɛtsəʊ) music /


adverb
  1. moderately; quite: mezzo forte; mezzo piano

nounplural -zos

Origin of mezzo

1
C19: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle

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