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Webster 1913 Edition


Assai

‖

As-sa′i

.
[It., fr. L.
ad
+
satis
enough. See
Assets
.]
(Mus.)
A direction equivalent to very;
as, adagio
assai
, very slow
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Assai

ASS'AI

, A term in music; added to a word signifying slow, it denotes a little quicker; and to a word signifying quick, it denotes a little slower.