adagio
(adjective) (of tempo) leisurely
adagio
(adverb) slowly; “here you must play adagio”
adagio
(noun) a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
adagio
(noun) (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); “they played the adagio too quickly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adagio (plural adagios)
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
(music) A passage having this mark.
(dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
adagio (not comparable)
(music) Played rather slowly.
adagio (not comparable)
(music) Describing a passage having this mark.
• When repeated as "adagio, adagio" means even slower
Adagio (plural Adagios)
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
A*da"gio, a. & adv. Etym: [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio convenience, leisure, ease. See Agio.] (Mus.)
Definition: Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
A*da"gio, n.
Definition: A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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