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)
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
- An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
- 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)
- played in a quick, lively tempo
Adjective
allegro (not comparable)
- in a quick and lively manner
Forms of allegro
| plural | allegros |
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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
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