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Webster 1913 Edition


Altissimo


Al-tis′si-mo

,
Noun.
[It.; superl. of
alto
.]
(Mus.)
The part or notes situated above F in alt.

Definition 2024


Altissimo

Altissimo

See also: altissimo, altíssimo, and Altíssimo

Italian

Noun

Altissimo m

  1. Almighty, God

altissimo

altissimo

See also: Altissimo, altíssimo, and Altíssimo

English

Noun

altissimo (plural altissimos)

  1. (music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register
    • 2007, January 14, “Ben Ratliff”, in Michael Brecker Dies at 57; Prolific Jazz Saxophonist:
      He could fold the full pitch range of the horn into a short solo, from altissimo to the lowest notes, and connect rarefied ideas to the rich, soulful phrasing of saxophonists like Junior Walker.

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Italian

Adjective

altissimo m (feminine singular altissima, masculine plural altissimi, feminine plural altissime) (superlative of: alto)

  1. highest

Latin

Adjective

altissimō

  1. dative masculine singular of altissimus
  2. dative neuter singular of altissimus
  3. ablative masculine singular of altissimus
  4. ablative neuter plural of altissimus