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Definition of Adagio
1. Noun. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully). "They played the adagio too quickly"
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Composition, Musical Composition, Opus, Piece, Piece Of Music, Musical Passage, Passage
Generic synonyms: Composition, Musical Composition, Opus, Piece, Piece Of Music, Musical Passage, Passage
2. Adjective. (of tempo) leisurely.
Similar to: Slow
3. Adverb. Slowly. "Here you must play adagio"
Category relationships: Music
4. Noun. A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers.
Definition of Adagio
1. a. & adv. Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
2. n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
Definition of Adagio
1. a musical composition or movement played in a slow tempo [n -GIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adagio
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