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TEMPI
TEMPO
tempo, pacing
(noun) (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
tempo, pace
(noun) the rate of some repeating event
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tempi
plural of tempo
Source: Wiktionary
TEMPO
Tem"po, n. Etym: [It., fr. L. tempus. See Tense, n.] (Mus.)
Definition: The rate or degree of movement in time. A tempo giusto (joos"to) Etym: [It.], in exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo rubato.
– Tempo rubato. See under Rubato.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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