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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb Rapidly. Used chiefly as a direction.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In music, with great rapidity; presto.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, from Latin vēlōx, vēlōc-, rapid; see velocity.]

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