adj
Meaning 1
Slow (45–60 bpm).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lento
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɛntəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈlɛntoʊ/
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rhymes with -ɛntəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 N T OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played very slowly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(of tempo) slow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
Meaning 5
in music
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Play this lento, please
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slowly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lento.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lento — (music) lento
- Finnish: hitaasti — (music) lento
- German: lento — (music) lento
- Indonesian: lento — (music) lento
- Romanian: lento — (music) lento