noun Etymology: Italian, literally, stop, from fermare to stop, from Latin firmare to make firm Date: circa 1859 a prolongation at the discretion of the performer of a musical note, chord, or rest beyond its given time value
FERMATA
Meaning of FERMATA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012