allegro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian allegro.
Pronunciation
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Noun
allegro (plural allegros)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
- (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
- (music) A passage having this mark
Translations
tempo mark indicating a quick, lively tempo
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a passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo
Adverb
allegro (not comparable)
- (music) played in a quick, lively tempo
Translations
in a quick, lively tempo
Adjective
allegro (not comparable)
- (music) in a quick and lively manner
Translations
played in a quick, lively tempo
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian allegro, itself borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French allègre.
Pronunciation
Noun
allegro m (plural allegros)
Adverb
allegro
Further reading
- “allegro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French allègre, from Latin alacer (“lively; happy, cheerful”). Compare the inherited doublet alacre.
Adjective
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Greek: αλέγρος (alégros)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian allegro. Doublet of alegre.
Adjective
allegro m or f (feminine allegra, plural allegro)
Adverb
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Noun
allegro m (plural allegros)
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