adagio
41adagio — I. adverb or adjective Etymology: Italian, from ad to + agio ease Date: 1683 at a slow tempo used chiefly as a direction in music II. noun (plural gios) Date: 1699 1. a musical composition or movement in adagio tempo 2. a ballet duet by a man and …
42adagio — /euh dah joh, zhee oh /; It. /ah dah jaw/, adv., adj., n., pl. adagios. adv. 1. Music. in a leisurely manner; slowly. adj. 2. Music. slow. n. 3. Music. an adagio movement or piece. 4. Dance. a. a sequence of well controlled, graceful movements… …
43adagio — a|da|gi|o [əˈda:dʒiəu US dʒou] n plural adagios technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: ad at, to + agio ease ] a piece of music that should be played or sung slowly >adagio adj adv …
44adagio — ada|gio [a da:dʒo] <aus gleichbed. it. adagio> langsam, ruhig (Vortragsanweisung; Mus.) …
45adagio — a|da|gio1 [ ə dadʒou ] adverb slowly: used as an instruction in music ╾ a|da|gio adjective adagio a|da|gio 2 [ ə dadʒou ] noun count a piece of music that should be played or sung slowly …
46adagio — (ah DAH zhyoh) [Italian, from ad agio: at ease] In music, slowly. A slow piece of music or dance. In ballet, the slow, sustained movements of an adagio form the first section of the classical pas de deux …
47adagio — noun (C) a piece of music to be played or sung slowly adagio adjective, adverb …
48adagio — a•da•gio [[t]əˈdɑ dʒoʊ, ʒiˌoʊ[/t]] adv. adj. n. pl. gios 1) mad mus in a leisurely manner; slowly 2) mad mus slow 3) mad an adagio movement or piece of music 4) mad a technically demanding ballet movement danced by a man and woman or by a mixed… …
49adagio — /əˈdaʒioʊ / (say uh dahzheeoh), / dʒioʊ/ (say jeeoh) adverb 1. (a musical direction) in a leisurely manner; slowly. –adjective 2. slow. –noun (plural adagios) 3. an adagio movement or piece. 4. Ballet a slow dance. {Italian} …
50adagio — adv., adj., & n. Mus. adv. & adj. in slow time. n. (pl. os) an adagio movement or passage. Etymology: It …
