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sourdine

American  
[soor-deen] / sʊərˈdin /

noun

Music.

  1. mute.

  2. kit.

  3. an obsolete member of the oboe family.

sourdine British  
/ sʊəˈdiːn /

noun

  1. a soft stop on an organ or harmonium

  2. another word for sordino

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Etymology

Origin of sourdine

1670–80; < French: damper, mute < Italian sordina (feminine); sordino

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