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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fortissimo
 
SYLLABICATION:for·tis·si·mo
PRONUNCIATION:  fôr-ts-m
ADVERB & ADJECTIVE:abbr. ff Music In a very loud manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. for·tis·si·mos
A note, chord, or passage played fortissimo.
ETYMOLOGY:Italian, superlative of forte, strong. See forte2.
 
 
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