molto

[ mohl-toh; Italian mawl-taw ]

adverbMusic.
  1. very: molto adagio; molto allegro.

Origin of molto

1
1795–1805; <Italian <Latin multum, adv. use of accusative singular neuter of multus much

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molto

/ (ˈmɒltəʊ) /


adverb
  1. music (preceded or followed by a musical direction, esp a tempo marking) very: allegro molto; molto adagio

Origin of molto

1
from Italian, from Latin multum (adv) much

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