For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s take a look at three words related to music: divertissement, larghetto and vorspiel.
Pronunciation: [dih-vur-tis-muhnt; French dee-ver-tees-mahn]
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A diversion; a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
Language origin: French
Pronunciation: [lahr-get-oh]
Part of speech: Adjective, adverb
Definition: Somewhat slow; not so slow as largo, but usually slower than andante.
Language origin: Italian
Pronunciation: [fawr-shpeel, fohr-]
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: An introductory movement to a musical work, especially a prelude or overture.
Language origin: German
Source: #Dictionary.com
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