mesto

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adjective

me·​sto

ˈme(ˌ)stō

: sad and pensive

—used as a direction in music

mesto

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noun

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plural -s

: a musical composition of sad and pensive character

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Italian, from Latin maestus dejected, sad; akin to Latin maerēre to mourn, be sad

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