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rinforzando

American  
[reen-fawr-tsahn-daw] / ˌrin fɔrˈtsɑn dɔ /

adjective

  1. sforzando.

rinforzando British  
/ ˌriːnfɔːˈtsændəʊ /

adjective

  1. a less common term for sforzando

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Etymology

Origin of rinforzando

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

Example Sentences

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This was the piano of the scandal; the rinforzando would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.

From An Old Maid by Balzac, Honoré de

This was the /piano/ of the scandal; the /rinforzando/ would break forth as soon as the first course had been removed.

From The Jealousies of a Country Town by Marriage, Ellen

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