ma non troppo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
But not too much.
Example Sentences
- "The opening section is clearly written in the French overture style, leading into a lively Allegro ma non troppo where imitative, fanfare-like entries abound."
- "There is some confusion over the metronome mark of the slow movement. The violin and piano reduction gives ♪=69, which is wholly inconsistent with the tempo indication 'Lento ma non troppo'."
Etymology
From Italian ma non troppo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ma non troppo