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ALLEGRETTO

• ALLEGRETTO (noun)
The noun ALLEGRETTO has 1 sense:

1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

Familiarity information: ALLEGRETTO used as a noun is very rare.

• ALLEGRETTO (adjective)
The adjective ALLEGRETTO has 1 sense:

1. (of tempo) faster than allegro

Familiarity information: ALLEGRETTO used as an adjective is very rare.

• ALLEGRETTO (adverb)
The adverb ALLEGRETTO has 1 sense:

1. in a moderately quick tempo

Familiarity information: ALLEGRETTO used as an adverb is very rare.

• ALLEGRETTO (noun)

Sense 1

allegretto ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("allegretto" is a kind of...):

pacing; tempo ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)

• ALLEGRETTO (adjective)

Sense 1

allegretto ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(of tempo) faster than allegro

Similar:

fast (at a rapid tempo)

• ALLEGRETTO (adverb)

Sense 1

allegretto ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

In a moderately quick tempo

Context example:

play this more allegretto

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Pertainym:

allegretto ((of tempo) faster than allegro)

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Useful links:
Pronunciation of tempo
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