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Definitions for sforzandosfɔrtˈsɑn doʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sfor•zan•do*sfɔrtˈsɑn doʊ(adj.; adv.)

also forzando

  1. with force; emphatically.

    Category: Music and Dance

* Music..

Origin of sforzando:

1795–1805; < It, ger. of sforzare to show strength

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sforzando(noun)

    an accented chord

  2. sforzando(noun)

    (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

Wiktionary

  1. sforzando(Noun)

    A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with a strong initial attack

  2. sforzando(Noun)

    A passage having this mark

  3. sforzando(Adverb)

    played in this style

  4. sforzando(Adjective)

    describing a passage having this mark

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sforzando(adj)

    alt. of Sforzato

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