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con sordino

[ kon sawr-dee-noh, kohn; Italian kawn sawr-dee-naw ]

adverb

  1. with the mute (used as a direction in music to a string player).

con sordino

adverb

  1. music See sordino
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of con sordino1

From Italian, dating back to 1815–25; sordino
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Con sordino and pizzicato passages occur as often for the cello as for the violin.

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