Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb With great energy; vigorously. Used chiefly as a direction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, with spirit and force.
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- adverb music with
spirit , withvigor ;vivaciously (used as amusical direction )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with liveliness or spirit
- adjective with liveliness or spirit
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian : con, with + brio, vigor.]
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Italian
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