[rah-luh
n-tahn-doh; It. rahl-len-tahn-daw] 
| slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). |
| ral·len·tan·do (rāl'ən-tān'dō, räl'lěn-tän'dō) adv. & adj. Gradually slackening in tempo; ritardando. Used chiefly as a direction. n. pl. ral·len·tan·dos A rallentando passage or movement. [Italian, present participle of rallentare, to slow down : re-, intensive pref. (from Latin; see re-) + allentare, to slow down (from Late Latin allentāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin lentus, slow).] |