sforzando

(sfôrt-sän'dō) also for·zan·do (fôrt-sän'dō) Music.
adv. & adj. (Abbr. sfz or sf)
Suddenly or strongly accented. Used chiefly as a direction.

n., pl., -dos, also -dos, or -di, also -di (-dē).
A sforzando tone or chord.

[Italian, gerund of sforzare, to use force : s-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + forzare, to force (from Vulgar Latin *fortiāre , from Latin fortis, strong; see fortis).]

sforzando sfor·zan'do adv.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an accented chord

Meaning #2: (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

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