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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