Prestissimo Definition

prĕ-stĭsə-mō
prestissimo
adjective
Very fast; faster than presto.
Webster's New World
In as fast a tempo as possible. Used chiefly as a direction.
American Heritage
noun
A passage or movement to be performed prestissimo.
Webster's New World
adverb

(chiefly music) Very quickly. [from 19th c.]

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Origin of Prestissimo

  • Italian superlative of presto presto presto

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

  • From Italian prestissimo.

    From Wiktionary

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