lentamente

American

[len-tuh-men-tey, len-tah-men-te] / ˌlɛn təˈmɛn teɪ, ˌlɛn tɑˈmɛn tɛ /

adverb

Music.

slowly.

lentamente British

/ ˌlɛntəˈmɛntɪ /

adverb

music to be played slowly

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Etymology

Origin of lentamente

1755–65; < Italian, equivalent to lenta- ( see lento) + -mente adv. suffix < Latin: ablative of mēns mind, purpose, intention ( see mental ¹)

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