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Rubato

//rəˈbɑ.toʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat. countable, uncountable

    "The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato."

  2. 2
    a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed".

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