Defenition of the word adagio

• Defenition of the word adagio

  • A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, liesurely and gracefully.
  • (of tempo) leisurely
  • a musical composition to be played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
  • (music) slowly; "here you must play adagio"
  • a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
  • (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
  • slowly; "here you must play adagio"
  • (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
  • slowly

Similar words in the adagio

• • slow

Meronymys for the word adagio

• • duet
  • pas de deux

Hypernyms for the word adagio

• • composition
  • dance
  • dancing
  • musical composition
  • musical passage
  • opus
  • passage
  • piece
  • piece of music
  • saltation
  • terpsichore

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