rinforzando

American

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

adjective

sforzando.

rinforzando British

/ ˌriːnfɔːˈtsændəʊ /

adjective

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 )

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