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ALLEGRETTO

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegroplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

musical passage; passage (a short section of a musical composition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegroplay

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)

Derivation:

allegretto ((of tempo) faster than allegro)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of tempo) faster than allegroplay

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fast (at a rapid tempo)

Derivation:

allegretto (a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro)

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a moderately quick tempoplay

Example:

play this more allegretto

Classified under:

Adverbs

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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