allargando
[ ah-lahr-gahn-doh, -gan-; Italian ahl-lahr-gahn-daw ]
adjectiveMusic.
becoming slower and broader.
Origin of allargando
1Words Nearby allargando
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use allargando in a sentence
In the second (Allegro, rising to Molto allegro, returning allargando) the Antar motive is seldom absent.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies | Philip H. Goepp
British Dictionary definitions for allargando
allargando
/ (ˌɑːlɑːˈɡændəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music (to be performed) with increasing slowness
Origin of allargando
1Italian, from allargare to make slow or broad
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse