STRINGENDO

Meaning of STRINGENDO in English

adj urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

STRINGENDO — adverb see: strain Date: 1853 with quickening of tempo (as to a climax)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRINGENDO — strēnˈjen(ˌ)dō adverb Etymology: Italian, verbal of stringere to press, squeeze, tie together, from Latin, to bind tight, press together — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRINGENDO — (a.) Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
Английский словарь Webster
STRINGENDO — ( a. ) Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRINGENDO — /strin jen"doh/ ; It. /strddeen jen"daw/ , adj., adv. Music. (of a musical direction) progressively quickening in tempo. [ 1850-55; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRINGENDO — adverb Etymology: Italian, verbal of stringere to press, from Latin, to bind tight — more at strain Date: 1853 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRINGENDO — [ strɪn'dʒɛndəʊ ] ■ adverb & adjective Music with increasing speed. Origin Ital., lit. 'squeezing, binding together'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRINGENDO — [strin.gen.do] adv [It, verbal of stringere to press, fr. L, to bind tight--more at strain] (1853): with quickening of tempo …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRINGENDO — adj. & adv. Mus. with increasing speed. [It. f. stringere press: see STRINGENT]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRINGENDO — adj. & adv. Mus. with increasing speed. [ It. f. stringere press: see STRINGENT ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRINGENDO — adj. & adv. Mus. with increasing speed. Etymology: It. f. stringere press: see STRINGENT
Oxford English vocab
STRINGENDO — adj. Pronunciation: strin- ' jen-( ˌ )d ō Function: adverb Etymology: Italian, verbal of stringere to press, from Latin, to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRING — I. ˈstriŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streng, string, from Old English streng; akin to Middle Dutch strenge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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