Appassionata

/ɑːpɑːsjoˈnɑːtə/ adjective

A musical direction meaning to play with passion, intensity, and emotional feeling.

From Italian 'appassionata,' derived from 'appassionare' (to inspire with passion), from Latin 'passio' (suffering/passion) with the Italian prefix 'ap-' (to).

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