1 adagietto | Definition of adagietto

adagietto

noun
ada·​giet·​to | \ ə-ˌdä-jē-ˈe-(ˌ)tō, ä-, -zhē-, ˌa-də-ˈje-\
plural -s

Definition of adagietto

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a short adagio
ada·​giet·​to | \ ə-ˌdä-jē-ˈe-(ˌ)tō, ä-, -zhē-, ˌa-də-ˈje-\

Definition of adagietto (Entry 2 of 2)

: less slow than adagio used as a direction in music

First Known Use of adagietto

Noun

1852, in the meaning defined above

Adverb (or adjective)

1841, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adagietto

Noun

Italian, diminutive of adagio

Adverb (or adjective)

Italian, from adagietto, noun

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