Rallentando definition
Gradually slackening in tempo; ritardando. Used chiefly as a direction.
adjective
A rallentando passage or movement.
noun
(musical direction) Gradually slowing.
adjective
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Origin of rallentando
- Italian present participle of rallentare to slow down re- intensive pref. (from Latin re–) allentare to slow down (from Late Latin allentāre) (Latin ad- ad-) (Latin lentus slow)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition