Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, an interrupted cadence (which see, under
cadence ); also, an unexpected or sudden resolution or modulation.
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Examples
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Da quel momento sarà attratta in un vortice di passione e pericolo, di sensualità e inganno, di amore e morte, in un crescendo di rocambolesche avventure, insidie soprannaturali e passioni proibite.
Carezze Di Luna releases! Victoria Janssen 2010
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Chop Cup è un incredibile pezzo di inganno visivo, per la regia del collettivo We Are Om e la produzione di Studioset.
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The word was used in many senses ranging from art and intrigues (see the Italian inganno) to legal docu - ment and instrument of war (“engineer”).
MUSICAL GENIUS EDWARD E. LOWINSKY 1968
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The only thing he seemed to care for was the tenth line, "A dolce morte sotto dolce inganno," which you may render, if you like, "To a sweet death under so sweet deceit"; but he said there were too many "o's" in it.
Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett
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Never did I hear his beautiful voice ring out more clear or more thrillingly than when he said, '_Ecco l' inganno_. '...
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880
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Ma nell 'inganno non poteva cadere che una piccola mente, e un osservatore superficiale.
Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854
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Ma nell 'inganno non poteva cadere che una piccola mente, e un osservatore superficiale.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Indelicato (indelicate, unscrupulous ') or Inganni (inganno ` deceit') would do if one was not to be trusted, but Tagliavini (tagliare ` to cut, 'vino ` wine; in other words, ` one who would stoop to adulterating wine') had a certain extra punch.
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Mosciolini, di colui che ha trovate terre di vanitá e d 'inganno, per sepoltura e miseria de' gentiluomini castigliani. "
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871
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