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adagio

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, <i>adagio</i>, <i>adagio</i>, it directs the movement to be very slow.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)

    noun.communication

    Examples
    They played the adagio too quickly.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A piece of music in <i>adagio</i> time; a slow movement; as, an <i>adagio</i> of Haydn.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. slowly

    adv.all

    Examples
    Here you must play adagio.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. (of tempo) leisurely

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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