My screen saver had this word for today: sfor·
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sfor·zan·do
/sfôrtˈsändō/
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MUSIC
adverb
(especially as a direction) with sudden emphasis.
"they are marked fortissimo decrescendo—just like all the instruments that play sforzando"
adjective
performed with sudden emphasis.
"such a grand finale must embrace a sforzando passage"
noun
a sudden or marked emphasis.
..... I found it amusing