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Definition of Altissimo
1. Adjective. Very high.
Definition of Altissimo
1. n. The part or notes situated above F in alt.
Definition of Altissimo
1. Noun. (music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Altissimo
Literary usage of Altissimo
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1. The Bookmart: A Monthly Magazine of Literary and Library Intelligence edited by Richard Halkett (1887)
"And here we will take leave of Speculum Mundi and of Adam, " being come (пя it
were) newly from the shop of his Creator." L'altissimo. ..."