English Explanatory Dictionary

ritenuto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.
noun
  1. A musical passage of this kind.

Word forms

ritenuto ritenutos

Etymology

From Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue.

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