adagio

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Pronunciation[change]

  • IPA (key): /əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ/ or /əˈdædʒiəʊ/
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Noun[change]

Singular
adagio

Plural
adagios

  1. (countable) (music) An adagio is a slow movement in music.
    The second movement of a symphony is sometimes an adagio.
  2. (countable) (music) An adagio is a type of marking in music meaning to play slowly.
    There is an adagio mark at bar 12.