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prestissimo

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11 lettersPronunciation /pɹɛˈstɪsɪməʊ/Part of speech adverb, adjectiveSorted eiimoprssstStarts with PEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. extremely fast; as fast as possible

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian prestissimo.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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