Musical Direction gradually slowing
abbrev. rall
Origin of rallentando
It, present participle of rallentare, to slow down from re- ( from Classical Latin re-), again + allentare, to slacken from Classical Latin ad-, to + lentus, slowrallentando
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rallentando
Music
adverb
adjective
Gradually slackening in tempo; ritardando. Used chiefly as a direction.
noun
pl. ral·len·tan·dosA rallentando passage or movement.
Origin of rallentando
Italian present participle of rallentare to slow down re- intensive pref. ( from Latin; see re- . ) allentare to slow down ( from Late Latin allentāre ) (Latin ad- ad- ) (Latin lentus slow )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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