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al⋅le⋅gro

  [uh-ley-groh, uh-leg-roh; It. ahl-le-graw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -gros. Music.
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–adjective, adverb
1. brisk or rapid in tempo.
–noun
2. an allegro movement.
Origin:
1625–35; < It < L alacer brisk. Cf. alacrity

Al⋅le⋅gro, L'

  [lah-ley-groh, la-] .
–noun
L'Allegro.
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al·le·gro   (ə-lěg'rō, ə-lā'grō)   
adv.   & adj. Abbr. allo
In a quick, lively tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegretto but slower than presto. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. al·le·gros
An allegro passage or movement.

[Italian, from Latin alacer, lively.]
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Allegro

Al*le"gro\, a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively. Cf. Aleger.] (Mus.) Brisk, lively. -- n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : allegro
Spanish: alegre, animado, risueño,
German: heiter,
Japanese: 朗らかな
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allegro [(uh-leg-roh, uh-lay-groh)]

A brisk, lively musical tempo. Allegro is Italian for “cheerful.”

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allegro 
1683 as a musical term, from It. allegro "cheerful, gay," from L. alacer (fem. alacris) "lively, cheerful, brisk" (see alacrity).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Allegro operating system
The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998.
(http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html).
(1997-10-15)

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