What does prestissimo mean?
Prestissimo means (music) Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo..
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/pɹɛˈstɪsɪməʊ/ · adjective
(music) Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo..
A delegation of Norman gentry boldly requesting in 1771 the calling of the Normandy estates (which had been abolished in 1666) was despatched prestissimo to the Bastille.
The dance starts with a slow tempo, but the more the excitement rises the quicker becomes the tempo, until finally it becomes a whirling prestissimo.
Use prestissimo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prestissimo means (music) Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo..
Common synonyms include fast.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A delegation of Norman gentry boldly requesting in 1771 the calling of the Normandy estates (which had been abolished in 1666) was despatched prestissimo to the Bastille.
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