più

[pyoo]

adverb Music.

more: più allegro.

Origin of più

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

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Examples from the Web for piu

Historical Examples of piu

M. le Comt de la Tour du Piu Paulin, minister of the war department.
Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris
Samuel Stearns
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
Of the beautifully-melodious No. 13, the piu lento and the peculiar closing bars are especially noteworthy.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician
Frederick Niecks
Et con uarie lettere di Principi a piu persone, scritte da diuersi Secretarii in piu occasioni, e in diuersi tempi.
Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
W. W. Greg

British Dictionary definitions for piu

più

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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