subito

[ soo-bi-toh; Italian soo-bee-taw ]

/ ˈsu bɪˌtoʊ; Italian ˈsu bi tɔ /

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adverb

(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly: subito pianissimo.

Nearby words

subinfluent, subinterval, subinvolution, subirrigate, subitize, subito, subj., subjacent, subject, subject catalog, subject catalogue

Origin of subito

1715–25; < Italian < Latin subitō orig., ablative singular neuter of subitus sudden, equivalent to sub- sub- + -i- (base of īre to go) + -tus past participle suffix

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Examples from the Web for subito

Tunc subito, nulla prcedente significatione, prorsus exui nudarique se omni gaudio sentiret.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Repente and subito denote suddenly; repens means sudden, in opp.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Cuius subito adventu repressus Hannibal receptui cecinit, palam confessus ab se Minucium, se a Fabio victum esse.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Subito morientur, et in media nocte turbabuntur populi, et auferent violentum absque manu.
The Dance of Death|Francis Douce

In qua, subito a lictoribus quos regina non procul absconderat, rex innocens suffocatus expirauit.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for subito

subito

/ (ˈsuːbɪˌtəʊ) /

adverb

music (preceding or following a dynamic marking, etc) suddenly; immediatelyAbbreviation: sub

Word Origin for subito

C18: via Italian from Latin: suddenly, from subitus sudden, from subīre to approach, from sub- (indicating stealth) + īre to go

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