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forte: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible; (music) with great loudness; an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

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scherzo collapse: a fast movement (usually in triple time)

adagio collapse: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers; (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"; (of tempo) leisurely; slowly; "here you must play adagio"

ritardando collapse

ear splitting collapse

deafening collapse: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

thunderous collapse: extremely ominous; "world events of thunderous import"

dolce collapse: gently and sweetly

a cappella collapse: without musical accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass"; without musical accompaniment; "they performed a cappella"

loudly collapse: with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"

lustily collapse: in a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily"

allegro collapse: a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner; a brisk and lively tempo; (of tempo) fast; in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"

ear piercing collapse

stentorian collapse

dowry collapse: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

earthshaking collapse: loud enough to shake the very earth; sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"

long suit collapse: in a hand, the suit having the most cards

sotto voce collapse: in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce"

largo collapse: (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner; very slow in tempo and broad in manner; slowly and broadly

resounding collapse

technicality collapse: a detail that is considered insignificant

dower collapse: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

pizzicato collapse: a note or passage that is played pizzicato; (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger; with a light plucking staccato sound

legato collapse: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"; connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

speciality collapse

plangent collapse: loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

ringing collapse: the giving of a ring as a token of engagement

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

pealing collapse

presto collapse: (of tempo) very fast; suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift; at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

andante collapse: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace); (of tempo) moderately slow; at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

makings collapse

vocation collapse

booming collapse: used of the voice; very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

strong point collapse

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

pursuit collapse: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

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