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presto
pres·to P0544900 (prĕs′tō)adv.1. Music In a very fast tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegro but slower than prestissimo. Used chiefly as a direction.2. So suddenly that magic seems involved; right away.n. pl. pres·tos Music A passage or movement that is performed presto.
[Italian, from Late Latin praestus, quick, from Latin praestō, at hand; see ghes- in Indo-European roots.]
pres′to adj.presto (ˈprɛstəʊ) adj, adv (Music, other) music to be played very fastadvimmediately, suddenly, or at once (esp in the phrase hey presto)n, pl -tos (Music, other) music a movement or passage directed to be played very quickly[C16: from Italian: fast, from Late Latin praestus (adj) ready to hand, Latin praestō (adv) present]pres•to (ˈprɛs toʊ)
adv., adj., n., pl. -tos. adv. 1. quickly, rapidly, or immediately. 2. at a rapid tempo. adj. 3. quick or rapid. 4. executed at a rapid tempo (used as a musical direction). n. 5. a presto musical piece or movement. [1590–1600; < Italian: quick, quickly < Late Latin praestus (adj.) ready, Latin praestō (adv.) ready, at hand] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | presto - (of tempo) very fastfast - at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot" | | Adv. | 1. | presto - suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift | | 2. | presto - at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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presto
prestointerjection A phrase said when doing or producing something very quickly or easily. Primarily heard in US. All I need to do is reconfigure your IP address and... presto! Your connection is back to normal. See? We just cut the folded piece of paper in a few spots, unfold the whole thing and, presto—a snowflake!hey prestointerjection A phrase said when doing or producing something very quickly or easily. Primarily heard in UK. All I need to do is reconfigure your IP address and... hey presto! Your connection is back to normal. See? We just cut the folded piece of paper in a few spots, unfold the whole thing and, hey presto—a snowflake!See also: hey, prestohey ˈpresto (British English) (American English ˈpresto) people sometimes say hey presto when they have just done something so quickly and easily that it seems to have been done by magic: You just press the button and, hey presto, a perfect cup of coffee! Presto is an Italian word meaning ‘quick’ or ‘quickly’.See also: hey, prestopresto
presto1. Music to be played very fast 2. Music a movement or passage directed to be played very quickly Presto a musical term designating a quick tempo. The term was first used in the early 17th century. In the 18th century it came to denote a tempo quicker than allegro. “Presto” is also combined with other terms for more precise meaning: presto assai and presto molto (“very quickly”) and presto ma non tanto and presto ma non troppo (“not very fast”). PRESTOA parallel language for shared-memory multiprocessors, builton top of C++ by Bershad et al, U Washington 1987. PRESTOprovides classes for threads and spinlocks as well asMesa-style monitors and condition variables.
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Words related to prestoadj (of tempo) very fastRelated Wordsadv at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)Related Words |