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moderato
[ mod-uh-rah-toh ]
/ ˌmɒd əˈrɑ toʊ /
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adjective Music.
moderate; in moderate time.
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Origin of moderato
1715–25; <Italian <Latin moderātusmoderate
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moderato
/ (ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ) /
adverb music
at a moderate tempo
(preceded by a tempo marking) a direction indicating that the tempo specified is to be used with restraintallegro moderato
Word Origin for moderato
C18: from Italian, from Latin moderātus; see moderate
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