In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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