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adverb Music.

more: più allegro.

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Origin of più

1715–25; <Italian <Latin plus;see plus

Words nearby più

pityriasis rubra, pityriasis rubra pilaris, pityriasis versicolor, pityroid, Pityrosporum, più, piupiu, Piura, Pius I, Pius II, Pius III

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How to use più in a sentence

The trio (poco piu mosso), the more original portion of the Mazurka, reappears in a slightly altered form in later mazurkas.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The poco di piu and poco di meno has, in such contingencies, an unbounded influence.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
At the piu forte, care must be taken to have the outer side of the hand well raised, and moved from the wrist.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Al contrario, remedio e piu pericoloso e per partorir maggiori mali.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

Mr. Beckford opened a piano, and immediately began what I thought a sort of march, but soon I recognized “Non piu andrai.”
Recollections of the late William Beckford|Henry Venn Lansdown

British Dictionary definitions for più

più

/ (pjuː) /

adverb

music (in combination) more (quickly, softly, etc)più allegro; più mosso; più lento

Word Origin for più

Italian, from Latin plus more

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