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sordino

sor·di·no [ sawr dnō ] (plural sor·di·ni [ sawr dnee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
device to soften instrument's tone: a device used to muffle or soften the tone of a musical instrument, e.g. a mute for a stringed or brass instrument or a damper on a piano

[Late 16th century. < Italian< sordo "unable to speak or hear" < Latin surdus]
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