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adagietto

UK/əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/

adagietto noun: a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.

Noun

adagietto (plural adagiettos)

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
  2. A passage having this mark.
  3. A short adagio movement

Adverb

adagietto (not comparable)

  1. More lighthearted than adagio.

Adjective

adagietto (not comparable)

  1. Describing a passage having this mark.

Forms of adagietto

pluraladagiettos

Origin of adagietto

Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.

Questions about adagietto

What does adagietto mean?
Adagietto means a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
What part of speech is adagietto?
Adagietto can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce adagietto?
Adagietto is pronounced /əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of adagietto?
The plural of adagietto is adagiettos.

Words near adagietto in the dictionary

  1. adag.
  2. adage
  3. adages
  4. adagial
  5. adagies
  6. adagietto
  7. adagiettos
  8. adagio
  9. adagios
  10. adagissimo
  11. adagrasib

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