Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Very. Used in tempo directions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, very: as, allegro assai, very quick; adagio assai, very slow.
- noun A native name in Brazil of several species of palms of the genus Euterpe (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Mus.) A direction equivalent to
very .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In music, a tempo direction equivalent to "very".
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Selecting an "assai" palm of about nine inches diameter, across the creek, I took steady aim and fired four bullets.
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In all the Portuguese settlements the "assai" is a favourite drink, and is taken along with cassava bread, as we use milk or coffee.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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A palm called the "assai" has a small sloe-like fruit which produces a similar beverage -- thick and creamy, and of a fine plum colour.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) — Presto ma non assai — Tempo I (Wiener Philharmoniker/Bernstein).
Archive 2007-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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“Niente sembra andar bene a questo gruppo di pulci, ma i loro errori creano un numero assai più divertente.”
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Permalink esimio, ti seguo sempre con immenso piacere! un piccolo quesito per te: sto cercando un video che mi era piaciuto assai “I Love Sarah Jane”?
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La presenza di tutti i parroci di Padova al rito della Canonizzazione di Gregorio Barbarigo è in proposito assai significativa.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) — Presto ma non assai — Tempo I (Wiener Philharmoniker/Bernstein).
Last Fair Deal Gone Down Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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He also gives a splendid account of the Ravel: crackling with energy in the first movement, dreamy in the bluesy Adagio assai and restlessly spirited in the finale.
Berlin in Lights: Deutsche Grammophon Serves Up an Appetizer - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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He also gives a splendid account of the Ravel: crackling with energy in the first movement, dreamy in the bluesy Adagio assai and restlessly spirited in the finale.
Berlin in Lights: Deutsche Grammophon Serves Up an Appetizer - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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