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affettuoso

af·fet·tu·o·so [ a fèchoo ṓssō ]


adverb,

adjective 
Definition:
 
tenderly: played or sung musically with feeling ( used as a musical direction )

[Early 18th century. < Italian< Latin affect- (see affect1)]
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