LACRIMOSO

Etymology

Adverb

lacrimoso (not comparable)

(music) Sadly, unhappily, grievingly.

Source: Wiktionary


La`cri*mo"so, a. Etym: [It. See Lachrymose.] (Mus.)

Definition: Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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