ADAGIOS

Noun

adagios

plural of adagio

Proper noun

Adagios

plural of Adagio

Source: Wiktionary


ADAGIO

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



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