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adj
Describing a passage having this mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adv
Played rather slowly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A passage having this mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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adjective satellite
(of tempo) leisurely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
slowly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
noun
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music, passage, musical passage
History
Borrowed from Italian adagio.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
