adagio

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

noun

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
  2. (music) A passage having this mark.
  3. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.

adv

  1. (music) Played rather slowly.

adj

  1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.

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