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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sẽj̃
"Tocar sem surdina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Without; used as a musical direction indicating that a specific instrument or voice should play without a previously used device or effect.
"The score instructs the violins to play senza sordino in the final movement."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from Italian senza meaning 'without', originating from Vulgar Latin *sine-abs-, a combination of sine (without) and abse (away from). In English, it is adopted primarily as a musical term appearing in performance directions, often combined with nouns like sordino (mute).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Senza" is said worldwide
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sans
Transliteration: sã
"Jouer sans sourdine."
ohne
Transliteration: oːnə
"Ohne Dämpfer spielen."
senza
Transliteration: ˈsɛntsa
"Suonare senza sordino."
sin
Transliteration: sin
"Tocar sin sordina."
sem
Transliteration: sẽj̃
"Tocar sem surdina."
के बिना
Transliteration: ke bina
"म्यूट के बिना बजाएं।"
不用
Transliteration: bù yòng
"不用弱音器演奏。"
~없이
Transliteration: eopsi
"약음기 없이 연주하십시오."
〜なしで
Transliteration: nashide
"弱音器なしで演奏する。"
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