Meanings
nounmoderato (plural moderatos)
plural moderatos
- entertainmentA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo.
Synonyms: comodo
- entertainmentA passage having this mark
adverb
- entertainmentplayed in this style
adjective
- entertainment(to be) played in this style
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo.
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adjective(of tempo) moderate
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Origin
- Italianmoderato
- Englishmoderato
Borrowed from Italian moderato. Doublet of moderate.
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German Moderato, Moderato
- Moderatotempo mark
- Moderatopassage
- moderatoplayed in this style
Greek μοντεράτο, μοντεράτο
- μοντεράτο (monteráto)tempo mark
- μοντεράτο (monteráto)passage
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