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I. interjection Etymology: Italian, quick, quickly, from Latin praestus ready, from praesto adverb, on hand; akin to Latin prae before — more at for Date: circa 1599 — used to indicate the sudden appearance or occurrence of something often as if by magic II. adverb or adjective Date: 1644 1. suddenly as if by magic ; immediately 2. at a rapid tempo — used as a direction in music III. noun (plural ~s) Date: 1801 a ~ musical passage or movement ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adv. & n. --adv. 1 Mus. in quick tempo. 2 (in a conjuror's formula in performing a trick) quickly (hey presto!). --n. (pl. -os) Mus. a movement to be played in a quick tempo. Etymology: It. f. LL praestus f. L praesto ready ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1598, from It. presto "quick, quickly" in conjuror's patter, from L. prжstus "ready," prжsto (adv.) "ready, available." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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