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mosso

American  
[moh-soh, maws-saw] / ˈmoʊ soʊ, ˈmɔs sɔ /

adjective

Music.
  1. rapid; fast.


mosso British  
/ ˈmɒsəʊ /

adverb

  1. music to be performed with rapidity See also meno mosso

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mosso

1875–80; < Italian, past participle of muovere to move

Example Sentences

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Studiando le mie cifre, col compasso Rilevo, che presto sar� sotterra— Perch� del mio saper si fa gran chiasso, E gl'ignoranti m'hanno mosso guerra.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

A definitely faster tempo at once     più allegro più presto più animato più mosso più tosto più stretto un poco animato     Terms Indicating a Slower Tempo     1.

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

A definitely slower tempo at once     più lento meno mosso ritenuto     3.

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

The third movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony contains an interlude molto meno mosso.

From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie

The dog's reply was to continue his operations piu mosso.

From Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm by Both, Armand

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