troppo
1 Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of troppo1
From Italian; Old Italian dialect: “much, very,” probably from Old Provençal trop originally, “herd, flock”; see origin at troop
Origin of troppo2
First recorded in 1940–45; trop(ic) + -o, originally in reference to the supposed psychological effects of life in tropical climates, especially in military service
Example Sentences
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I have one experience of going troppo, albeit briefly, and in Devon!
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2014
Second phase, well, you might call it al legro ma non troppo and pretty nervy .
From Time Magazine Archive
Some few there are who also bear upon their breasts the nobler medal of troppo merito, gained on previous days, and those are looked upon with due reverence.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 by Various
In measure 29, allegro non troppo, we begin with a presentation of the motive in the usual first-movement mood.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Walter Raymond Spalding
No. 1 opens with a non troppo Allegro, a smooth movement of somewhat pastoral character; the music, also the writing for the instrument, remind one occasionally of Stephen Heller.
From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by J. S. (John South) Shedlock
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