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andantino

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an⋅dan⋅ti⋅no

[ahn-dahn-tee-noh, an-dan-; It. ahn-dahn-tee-naw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -nos, Italian -ni [-nee] . Music.
–adjective, adverb
1. slightly faster than andante.
–noun
2. an andantino movement or piece.

Origin:
1810–20; < It, equiv. to andan(te) andante + -ino dim. suffix
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an·dan·ti·no   (än'dän-tē'nō, ān'dān-)   
adv.   & adj.
In a tempo variously construed as slightly faster or slower than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. an·dan·ti·nos
An andantino passage or movement.

[Italian, diminutive of andante, andante; see andante.]
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