fortissimo
adverb/fɔːˈtɪsɪməʊ/
/fɔːrˈtɪsɪməʊ/
(abbreviation ff)
(music, from Italian)- very loudly opposite pianissimoWord OriginItalian, from Latin fortissimus ‘very strong’.
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