mancando

adjective (or adverb)

man·​can·​do
(ˈ)män¦kän(ˌ)dō
variants or less commonly mancante
-(ˌ)tā
: dying away
used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

mancando from Italian, verbal of mancare to lack, from manco lacking, left-handed, from Medieval Latin mancus lacking in weight, from Latin, having a crippled hand, maimed, infirm, probably from manus hand; mancante from mancare

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“Mancando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mancando. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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