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midtempo

midtempo adjective: at a medium tempo, neither fast nor slow.

Adjective

midtempo (not comparable)

  1. At a medium tempo, neither fast nor slow.
    • This wry, midtempo track is familiar yet highly personal.2009 January 31, John Sakamoto, “The Anti-Hit List”, in Toronto Star

Noun

midtempo (plural midtempos)

  1. A medium tempo.
    • Tinged with punk rock guitar blare often slowed down to midtempos, Death Cab appealed to the insular yet viral emo scene, as well as the broader indie-rock world.2008 May 18, R J Smith, “Death Cab Is Up for the Long Haul”, in New York Times

Forms of midtempo

Adjective
alternative formmid-tempo
Noun
pluralmidtempos

Origin of midtempo

From mid- + tempo.

Words formed from midtempo

Questions about midtempo

What does midtempo mean?
Midtempo means at a medium tempo, neither fast nor slow.
What part of speech is midtempo?
Midtempo can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near midtempo in the dictionary

  1. midtale
  2. midtap
  3. midtarsal
  4. midteen
  5. midteens
  6. midtempo
  7. midtempo bass
  8. midtemporal
  9. midtemporally
  10. midtempos
  11. midtendon

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