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Definition of fortissimo adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fortissimo

adverb

/fɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/

/fɔːrˈtɪsɪməʊ/

(abbreviation ff)

(music, from Italian)

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very loudly opposite pianissimo
Word OriginItalian, from Latin fortissimus ‘very strong’.

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