secondo
[ si-kon-doh, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-daw ]
/ sɪˈkɒn doʊ, -ˈkoʊn-; Italian sɛˈkɔn dɔ /
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noun, plural se·con·di [si-kon-dee, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-dee] /sɪˈkɒn di, -ˈkoʊn-; Italian sɛˈkɔn di/. Music.
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
the performer playing this part.
Nearby words
- secondee,
- secondhand,
- secondhand smoke,
- secondly,
- secondment,
- seconds,
- secos,
- secrecy,
- secret,
- secret agent
Origin of secondo
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Examples from the Web for secondo
He himself was, naturally, primo tenore, being assisted by the younger Crivelli as the secondo.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling MackinlaySecondo, the Sphinx is a woman as well as a winged lion, but the Rajput Sinhas never had anything effeminate in their characters.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyShe had no second string to her bow, no secondo, no terzo, no patito.
Massimilla Doni|Honore de BalzacIts arrangement for four hands, however, is excellently done, with commendable attention to the interests of the secondo player.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
secondo
/ (sɛˈkɒndəʊ) /
noun plural -di (-diː)
the left-hand part in a piano duetCompare primo
Word Origin for secondo
Italian: second 1
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