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tardo

[ tahr-doh; Italian tahr-daw ]
/ ˈtɑr doʊ; Italian ˈtɑr dɔ /

adjective

slow (used as a musical direction).

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Origin of tardo

1840–50; <Italian: slow <Latin tardus

Words nearby tardo

tardigrade, tardiness, tardive, tardive cyanosis, tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target
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