Definition of prestissimo

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pres·tis·si·mo

(pr

-st

-m

) KEY Music

ADVERB:
&
ADJECTIVE:

In as fast a tempo as possible. Used chiefly as a direction.

NOUN:
pl. pres·tis·si·mos

A prestissimo passage or movement.

ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, superlative of presto, presto ; see presto

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