rinforzando

[ Italian reen-fawr-tsahn-daw ]

/ Italian ˌrin fɔrˈtsɑn dɔ /

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adjective, adverb

sforzando.

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Origin of rinforzando

1795–1805; <Italian: reinforcing (gerund of rinforzare, equivalent to ri-re- + inforzare to enforce)

Words nearby rinforzando

Rina, rinceau, rind, rinderpest, Rinehart, rinforzando, ring, ring a bell, ring-a-lievio, Ring-a-Ring o' Roses, ring-around-the-rosey

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How to use rinforzando in a sentence

This was the piano of the scandal; the rinforzando would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.
An Old Maid|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for rinforzando

rinforzando

/ (ˌriːnfɔːˈtsændəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

a less common term for sforzando

Word Origin for rinforzando

Italian, literally: reinforcing

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