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SOURDINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sourdine mean?
• SOURDINE (noun)
The noun SOURDINE has 2 senses:
1. a mute for a violin
2. an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound
Familiarity information: SOURDINE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mute for a violin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sordino; sourdine
Hypernyms ("sourdine" is a kind of...):
mute (a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sourdine" is a kind of...):
organ stop (a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality)
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