First Known Use: circa 1811
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1scherzando
adverb or adjective scher·zan·do \skert-ˈsän-(ˌ)dō\
Definition of SCHERZANDO
: in sportive manner : playfully —used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo <allegretto scherzando>
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Origin of SCHERZANDO
Italian, from verbal of scherzare to joke, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German scherzen to leap for joy, joke; perhaps akin to Greek skairein to gambol
2scherzando
noun
plural scherzandos
Definition of SCHERZANDO
: a passage or movement in scherzando style
First Known Use of SCHERZANDO
circa 1876
Rhymes with SCHERZANDO
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