maestoso

adjective or adverb mae·sto·so \mī-ˈstō-(ˌ)sō, -(ˌ)zō\

Definition of MAESTOSO

: majestic and stately —used as a direction in music

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Italian, from Latin majestosus, from majestas majesty

First Known Use: circa 1724

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