rinforzando

adjective (or adverb)

rin·​for·​zan·​do

¦rēnfōr¦tsän(ˌ)dō

: played with a sudden increase of force

—used as a direction in music usually for special emphasis of a note, chord, or short phrase

—abbreviation rf or rfz compare sforzando

Word History

Etymology

Italian, reinforcing, strengthening, verbal of rinforzare to reinforce, strengthen, from ri- re- (from Latin re-) + inforzare to enforce, strengthen, from Old Italian, from Middle French enforcier

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