l'istesso tempo
[ lee-stes-oh tem-poh; Italian lee-stes-saw tem-paw ]
/ liˈstɛs oʊ ˈtɛm poʊ; Italian liˈstɛs sɔ ˈtɛm pɔ /
adverb
(of a musical passage or section following a change in time signature) at the same tempo as before.
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Origin of l'istesso tempo
From Italian
Definition for l'istesso tempo (2 of 2)
istesso tempo, l'
[ li-stes-oh tem-poh; Italian lee-stes-saw tem-paw ]
/ lɪˈstɛs oʊ ˈtɛm poʊ; Italian liˈstɛs sɔ ˈtɛm pɔ /
noun Music.
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