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adagio

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adagio

Main Entry:: ¹ada·gio
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈdä-j(ē-ˌ)ō, ä-, -zh(ē-ˌ)ō\
Function:: adverb or adjective
Etymology:: Italian, from ad to + agio ease
Date:: 1683

: at a slow tempo —used chiefly as a direction in music

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