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Definition of scherzo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scherzo

noun
 
/ˈskeətsəʊ/
 
/ˈskertsəʊ/
(plural scherzos)
(from Italian)
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  1. a short, lively piece of music, that is often part of a longer pieceTopics Musicc2
    Word OriginItalian, literally ‘jest’.
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