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piangendo

adverb (or adjective)
pian·​gen·​do | \ (ˈ)pyän¦jen(ˌ)dō\

Definition of piangendo

: plaintively —used as a direction in music

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History and Etymology for piangendo

Italian, from Latin plangendum, gerund of plangere to lament

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