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Dolce Moderate

Dolce has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A soft-toned organ stop.

"The organist pulled the dolce stop to play a gentle, sweet melody during the quiet verse of the hymn."

Adverb
1

gently and sweetly

"She sang the lullaby dolce to soothe the crying baby."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The famous Italian opera singer, Dolce, performed a stunning rendition of Puccini's final act last night."

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Origin

The word dolce comes directly from Italian, where it originally meant sweet or pleasant. It entered English as a loanword to describe flavors that are sugary rather than bitter.

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