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moderato

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mod⋅e⋅ra⋅to

[mod-uh-rah-toh]
–adjective Music.
moderate; in moderate time.

Origin:
1715–25; < It < L moderātus moderate
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mod·e·ra·to   (mŏd'ə-rä'tō)   
adv.   & adj. Music Abbr. mod.
In moderate tempo that is slower than allegretto but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from Latin moderātus, moderate; see moderate.]
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