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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
2. 2
   A passage having this mark.
3. 3
   A short adagio movement

Adjective

1. 1
   Describing a passage having this mark. not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   More lighthearted than adagio. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

adagioallegroandantecrescendodecrescendoforte

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.

Related phrases

more lighthearted than adagiotempo mark directing that passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio

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