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adagio

[ uh-dah-joh, -zhee-oh; Italian ah-dah-jaw ]

adverb

  1. Music. in a leisurely manner; slowly.


adjective

  1. Music. slow.

noun

plural adagios.
  1. Music. an adagio movement or piece.
  2. Dance.
    1. a sequence of well-controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill.
    2. a duet by a man and a woman or mixed trio emphasizing difficult technical feats.
    3. (especially in ballet) a love-duet sequence in a pas de deux.

adagio

/ əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ; aˈdadʒo /

adjective

  1. (to be performed) slowly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a movement or piece to be performed slowly
  2. ballet a slow section of a pas de deux
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adagio

  1. A very slow musical tempo .
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adagio1

1740–50; < Italian, for ad agio at ease; agio < Old Provençal ais or Old French aise ( ease )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of adagio1

C18: Italian, from ad at + agio ease
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Example Sentences

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This meditative adagio is the work’s longest movement, and Olafsson stretched its darkling arabesques to more than 10 minutes.

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Whatever happens in this trial, it will happen at a pace that makes an adagio tempo feel like an all-out sprint.

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It takes a few tries, but the adagio comes.

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Zelenskyy then spoke briefly with the families, as a small orchestra played a mournful adagio.

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The mournful molto adagio seemed to stretch time as the ensemble coalesced into rich, golden chords, with Setzer tracing graceful lines around them.

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