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SORDINO (sordini)

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Irregular inflected form: sordini  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sordino mean? 

SORDINO (noun)
  The noun SORDINO has 1 sense:

1. a mute for a violinplay

  Familiarity information: SORDINO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SORDINO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mute for a violin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sordino; sourdine

Hypernyms ("sordino" is a kind of...):

mute (a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument)


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