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grandioso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
grandioso
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style

noun

A passage having this mark

adv

played in this style

adj

describing a passage having this mark

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

grandiosos (plural) more grandioso (comparative) most grandioso (superlative)

Questions

What does grandioso mean?
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
Where does grandioso come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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