Grandioso Definition

grändē-ōsō, -zō, grăn-

adjective

In a grand, noble style.

Webster's New World

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

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adverb

(music) Played in this style.

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noun

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style.

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(music) A passage having this mark.

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Other Word Forms of Grandioso

Singular:

grandioso

Plural:

grandiosos

Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand).

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Italian grandiose

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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