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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sor•di•no (sôr dē′nō; It. sôr dē′nô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni (-nē).USA pronunciation [Music.]- Music and Dancemute (def. 10).
- Latin surdus deaf ) + -ino -ine1
- Italian: a mute, equivalent. to sordo (
- 1795–1805
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sordino /sɔːˈdiːnəʊ/ n ( pl -ni / -niː/)- a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument
- any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings
- con sordino, con sordini ⇒ a musical direction to play with a mute
- senza sordino, senza sordini ⇒ a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
Etymology: Italian: from sordo deaf, from Latin surdus |