RITENUTO

rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, rit.

(adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ritenuto (not comparable)

(music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.

Noun

ritenuto (plural ritenutos)

A musical passage of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary


Ri`te*nu"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Held back; holding back; ritardando.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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