andante

[ ahn-dahn-tey, an-dan-tee; Italian ahn-dahn-te ]

adjective, adverb
  1. moderately slow and even.

noun,plural an·dan·tes.
  1. an andante movement or piece.

Origin of andante

1
1735–45; <Italian: literally, walking, present participle of andare to walk, go (see -ant); etymology disputed, but often alleged: <Vulgar Latin *ambitare, derivative of Latin ambitus circular motion, roundabout journey (see ambit); perhaps, alternatively, early Latin borrowing <Gaulish *andā-, akin to Latin pandere to spread (hence, stride); compare passus step, pace (action noun *pand-tu-), equivalent to Old Irish ēs footprint, track

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British Dictionary definitions for andante

andante

/ (ænˈdænteɪ) music /


adjective, adverb
  1. (to be performed) at a moderately slow tempo

noun
  1. a passage or piece to be performed in this manner

Origin of andante

1
C18: Italian: going, from andare to go, from Latin ambulāre to walk

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