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adagio definition

ada·gio (ə dä′jō, -z̸hō; -jē ō′, -z̸hē ō′)

adjective, adverb

(in a) slow and leisurely (manner): often used as a musical direction

Etymology: It ad agio, lit., at ease

noun pl. adagios -·gios

  1. an adagio movement or passage
  2. a slow ballet dance, esp. the main section of a pas de deux, requiring skillful partnering and balancing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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