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ritardando

noun

Meaning

  1. An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.
  2. Having a gradually decelerating tempo.
  3. Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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