lentando

[ len-tahn-doh; Italian len-tahn-daw ]

/ lɛnˈtɑn doʊ; Italian lɛnˈtɑn dɔ /

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adjective Music.

becoming slower.

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Origin of lentando

1850–55; <Italian, present participle of lentare to make slow; see lento

Words nearby lentando

lens hood, lensman, lens turret, lent, lentamente, lentando, Lenten, lentic, lenticel, lenticle, lenticular