andante
adjective
moderately slow and even.
andantes
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pluralof andante.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In ordinary, accepted operatic form there were certain things to be expected;—recitatives, andantes, arias, choruses—all neatly laid out according to rule.
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Clara Louise Kellogg
Night after night, and sometimes day after day, they rolled out their choruses in the great Speak House—solemn andantes and adagios, led by the clapped hand, and delivered with an energy that shook the roof.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
In the pause that followed, the Music-Lover let himself drift quietly with the thoughts of peace and concord awakened by this loveliest of andantes.
From The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Henry Van Dyke
My mind wanders through adagios and andantes, gaping, longing to understand.
From An Autobiography by Catherine Helen Spence
