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grandioso

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

Noun edit

grandioso (plural grandiosos)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
  2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb edit

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

  1. (music) played in this style

Adjective edit

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Anagrams edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From grande +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡranˈdjo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dió‧so

Adjective edit

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosi, feminine plural grandiose)

  1. grandiose, magnificent

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian grandioso.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: gran‧di‧o‧so

Adjective edit

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, metaphonic)

  1. great (very big)
  2. grand; majestic; magnificent

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Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanˈdjoso/ [ɡɾãn̪ˈd̪jo.so]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: gran‧dio‧so

Adjective edit

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas)

  1. great

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

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