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mormorando

adjective (or adverb)
mor·mo·ran·do | \ ¦mȯ(r)mə¦rän(ˌ)dō \

Definition of mormorando 

: in a murmuring manner : murmuring —used as a direction in music

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History and Etymology for mormorando

Italian, murmuring, from Latin murmurandum, gerund of murmurare to murmur

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