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lar⋅ghet⋅to

[lahr-get-oh] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -ghet⋅tos. Music.
–adjective, adverb
1. somewhat slow; not so slow as largo, but usually slower than andante.
–noun
2. a larghetto movement.

Origin:
1715–25; < It, dim. of largo largo
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lar·ghet·to   (lär-gět'ō)   
adv.   & adj.
In a slow tempo, usually slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. lar·ghet·tos
A larghetto passage or movement.

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