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allegro

/əˈleɪɡɹoʊ//əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/

allegro noun: a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.

Noun

allegro (plural allegros)

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
  2. (more traditionally) An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
  3. A passage having this mark.
    • And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]1910 January 12, Ameen Rihani, “Subtranscendental”, in The Book of Khalid, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published October 1911, →OCLC, book the second (In the Temple), page 116

Adverb

allegro (not comparable)

  1. played in a quick, lively tempo

Adjective

allegro (not comparable)

  1. in a quick and lively manner

Forms of allegro

pluralallegros

Origin of allegro

Borrowed from Italian allegro.

Words formed from allegro

Questions about allegro

What does allegro mean?
Allegro means a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
What part of speech is allegro?
Allegro can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce allegro?
Allegro is pronounced /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of allegro?
The plural of allegro is allegros.

Words near allegro in the dictionary

  1. Allegretti
  2. Allegrettis
  3. allegretto
  4. allegrettos
  5. allegrissimo
  6. allegro
  7. allegro ma non troppo
  8. allegro moderato
  9. allegro non troppo
  10. allegros
  11. alleja

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