Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Presto"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Presto \Pres"to\, adv. [It. or Sp. presto quick, quickly. See
{Prest}, a.]
1. Quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly.
Presto! begone! 'tis here again. --Swift.
2. (Mus.) Quickly; rapidly; -- a direction for a quick,
lively movement or performance; quicker than allegro, or
any rate of time except prestissimo.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
presto
adj : (of tempo) very fast
adv 1: suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
2: (music) at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)
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