allargando

al·lar·gan·do

A0206300 (ä′lär-gän′dō)adv. & adj. Music In a gradually broadening style and slowing tempo. Used chiefly as a direction.

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[Italian, present participle of allargare, to broaden : al-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + largare, to broaden (from largo, broad, from Latin largus).]

allargando

(ˌɑːlɑːˈɡændəʊ) adj, adv (Classical Music) music (to be performed) with increasing slowness[Italian, from allargare to make slow or broad]

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allargando - gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in mannerdecreasing - music