adagio
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Italian
[edit] Noun
adagio (plural adagios)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully
- (music) A passage having this mark
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts
[edit] Adverb
adagio
- (music) played rather slowly
[edit] Adjective
adagio
- (music) describing a passage having this mark
[edit] Usage notes
- When repeated as "adagio, adagio" means even slower
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin adagium
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adagio n. (plural adagio's, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
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From Italian
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adagio n. (plural adagio's, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
[edit] Adverb
adagio
[edit] Adjective
adagio (not comparable)
[edit] References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
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[edit] Adverb
adagio
[edit] Noun
adagio m. (plural adagios)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Adverb
adagio
[edit] Noun
adagio m. (plural adagi)
- (music) adagio
[edit] Verb
adagio
- first-person singular present indicative of adagiare
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin adagium
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adagio m. (plural adagi)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
adagiō
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology 1
Italian.
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adagio
[edit] Noun
adagio m. (plural adagios)
[edit] Etymology 2
Latin adagium.
[edit] Noun
adagio m. (plural adagios)
- adage (old saying)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Adverb
adagio
[edit] Noun
adagio n.
[edit] Declension
Declension of adagio
[edit] References
- adagio in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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