larghetto

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adjective

Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.

“Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?”

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slow
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Meanings

adjectivelarghetto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentSlower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.

    Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo.

nounlarghetto (countable and uncountable, plural larghettos)

plural larghettos

  1. countableuncountableThe larghetto tempo.

    Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?

  2. countableuncountableA composition or movement to be played larghetto.

    The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of tempo) less slow and broad than largo

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slow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianlarghetto
  2. Englishlarghetto

Borrowed from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.

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