largo

[ lahr-goh ]

/ ˈlɑr goʊ /

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Definition of largo

adjective, adverb

slow; in a broad, dignified style.

noun, plural lar·gos.

a largo movement.

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Origin of largo

From Italian, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at large

Words nearby largo

largesse, large white, larghetto, lar gibbon, largish, largo, lari, Lariam, lariat, larine, La Rioja

Other definitions for largo (2 of 2)

Largo

[ lahr-goh ]

/ ˈlɑr goʊ /

noun

a town in W Florida.

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How to use largo in a sentence

The system will restore three bus lines in October serving Greenbelt and Largo.
Here’s everything you need to know about getting to the office with scooters, bikes, buses and trains|Luz Lazo|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
Three years ago, ready to revive the idea, she asked Thomas Ouellette, an executive producer on the special, to cull through dozens of hours of Largo performance audio to see what could work.
How Tig Notaro created a cartoon standup special about life, death and Dolly Parton|Michael Cavna|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
Largo doesn’t speak English, and medical providers don’t always have Spanish-speaking staff, so she’s not confident that she'll be able to ask questions about billing and other details once she gets to a vaccination site.
False Barriers: These Things Should Not Prevent You From Getting a COVID Vaccine|by Caroline Chen and Maryam Jameel|April 1, 2021|ProPublica
Though nearby pharmacies are offering the vaccine, Largo is limiting herself to finding a shot through one clinic that she knows treats people without insurance and has Spanish-speaking staff.
False Barriers: These Things Should Not Prevent You From Getting a COVID Vaccine|by Caroline Chen and Maryam Jameel|April 1, 2021|ProPublica

But Largo sees his new book on religion as a natural extension of his previous work.
The Craziest Religions|Benyamin Cohen|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Largo is now taking a few months off to figure out his next move.
The Craziest Religions|Benyamin Cohen|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It seems whatever topic Largo tackles, he becomes a man obsessed.
The Craziest Religions|Benyamin Cohen|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A composer writes a larghetto when he feels something like writing a largo but isn't, on the whole, quite up to it.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
He told us he was born at Largo in the county of Fife, Scotland, and was bred a sailor from his youth.
Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne|Robert C. Leslie
We turn up the Largo Carlo-Felice, the second wide gap of a street, a vast but very short boulevard, like the end of something.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
We were on the snow-dome which forms the summit of the Cima del Largo.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield
In the Finale of the sonata the Largo still makes its influence felt.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

British Dictionary definitions for largo

largo

/ (ˈlɑːɡəʊ) music /

adjective, adverb

to be performed slowly and broadly

noun plural -gos

a piece or passage to be performed in this way

Word Origin for largo

C17: from Italian, from Latin largus large

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