(ˈkɑn ɪˌspresiˈouni, -nei, ˈkoun, Italian kɔn ˌespʀesˈsjɔne)
adverb
with expression; expressively (used as a direction in music)
Word origin
[1890–95; ‹ It: lit., with expression]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, cholesterol, honky-tonk, pogey, wireless