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vivace

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English

Etymology

From Italian.

Adverb

vivace

  1. (music) At a brisk, lively tempo.

Adjective

vivace

  1. (music) Played, or to be played, at a brisk, lively tempo.

Noun

vivace (plural vivaces)

  1. (music) A piece to be played at a brisk, lively tempo.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvācem (lively, vigorous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.vas/
  • Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
  • Homophone: vivaces

Adjective

vivace (plural vivaces)

  1. Full of life or vitality; vivacious
  2. long-lived, enduring
    Synonym: pérenne
  3. (botany) perennial (that can live several years)
    Synonym: pérenne
    Antonyms: annuel, bisannuel
  4. (botany) cold hardy (that can withstand frost)
    Synonym: rustique

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin vīvācem (lively, vigorous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈva.t͡ʃe/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: vi‧và‧ce

Adjective

vivace m or f (plural vivaci, superlative vivacissimo)

  1. lively, vital, bright
  2. keen, hardheaded
  3. brisk
  4. vivid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vivace or French vivace.

Adjective

vivace m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. vivacious

Declension

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