English Explanatory Dictionary

adagietto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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
adv
  1. More lighthearted than adagio.
adj
  1. Describing a passage having this mark.

Pronunciation

/əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/ /əˌdɑː(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/

Word forms

adagietto adagiettos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.

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