allargando

[ ah-lahr-gahn-doh, -gan-; Italian ahl-lahr-gahn-daw ]

/ ˌɑ lɑrˈgɑn doʊ, -ˈgæn-; Italian ˌɑl lɑrˈgɑn dɔ /

adjective Music.

becoming slower and broader.

Nearby words

allantoid membrane, allantoidoangiopagous twins, allantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, allargando, allative, allay, allecret, allegation, allege

Origin of allargando

1890–95; < Italian: al to the + largando broadening. See large

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British Dictionary definitions for allargando

allargando

/ (ˌɑːlɑːˈɡændəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) with increasing slowness

Word Origin for allargando

Italian, from allargare to make slow or broad

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