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

Words nearby moderato

moderate-income, moderately, moderation, moderationist, Moderations, moderato, moderator, modern, modern apprenticeship, modern art, modern cut

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How to use moderato in a sentence

In the first long movement (an Allegro moderato) there is no repeat.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
The opening moderato e cantabile is a tone-poem of touching pathos.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
Dahn interprets 'moderato ordine,' 'not so absolutely as the Roman clergy desires.'
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
There are men in the prime of life, of a lymphatic temperament, whose blood seems to circulate moderato.
The Orchestral Conductor|Hector Berlioz

The last of the six movements—an Allegro Moderato, with Variations (very pretty)—resembles a tune for a musical box.
Handel|Romain Rolland

British Dictionary definitions for moderato

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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