sforzando

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an accented chord
  2. (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sforzando \Sfor*zan"do\, Sforzato \Sfor*za"to\, a. [It. sforzando, p. pr., and sforzato, p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or ?. [1913 Webster]
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