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sempre

American  
[sem-prey, sem-pre] / ˈsɛm preɪ, ˈsɛm prɛ /

adverb

  1. throughout.

sempre British  
/ ˈsɛmprɪ /

adverb

  1. music (preceding a tempo or dynamic marking) always; consistently. It is used to indicate that a specified volume, tempo, etc, is to be sustained throughout a piece or passage

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Etymology

Origin of sempre

1885–90; < Italian: always < Latin semper

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