noun
(also appassionata)
Music A movement, passage, or piece of music played or performed with passion or intensity of feeling.
adverb
(also appassionata)
Music As a musical direction: passionately, with passion or intensity of feeling.
adjective
(also appassionata)
Music Of a movement, passage, or composition: marked to be played appassionato; played or performed with passion or intensity of feeling.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Musical World. From Italian appassionato, use as adverb of appassionato appassionate.
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