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View synonyms for sourdine
sourdine
[ soor-deen ]
sourdine
/ sʊəˈdiːn /
noun
- a soft stop on an organ or harmonium
- another word for sordino
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sourdine1
C17 (meaning: a muted trumpet): from French: a mute, from Italian; see sordino
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Example Sentences
Their embrace gradually became a whispered conversation, at first interrupted, but then accompanied by subdued sobbing, which was checked and began again, like music with sourdine.
From Project Gutenberg
The more complete sourdine, which muted all the strings by contact of a long strip of leather, acted as the staccato, pizzicato, or pianissimo.
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