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grandioso

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

noun grandiosos

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

adverb more grandioso · most grandioso

  1. played in this style

adjective more grandioso · most grandioso

  1. describing a passage having this mark

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"grandioso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grandioso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

grandioso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grandioso

Chicago

"grandioso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grandioso.

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@misc{grandioso_2026,
  title = {grandioso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grandioso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}