allegro

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Italian allegro.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /əˈlɛɡroʊ/, IPA: /əˈleɪɡroʊ/

Noun [edit]

allegro (plural allegros)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
  2. (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
  3. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb [edit]

allegro

  1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

Adjective [edit]

allegro

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

French [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Italian allegro

Noun [edit]

allegro m (plural allegros)

  1. allegro

Adverb [edit]

allegro

  1. allegro

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin alacer (“lively; happy, cheerful”).

Adjective [edit]

allegro m (f allegra, m plural allegri, f plural allegre)

  1. cheerful
  2. mirthful

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