allargando
American
[ah-lahr-gahn-doh, -gan-, ahl-lah-gahn-daw]
/ ˌɑ lɑrˈgɑn doʊ, -ˈgæn-, ˌɑl lɑrˈgɑn dɔ /
adjective
Music.
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becoming slower and broader.
allargando
British
/ ˌɑːlɑːˈɡændəʊ /
adjective
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music (to be performed) with increasing slowness
Etymology
Origin of allargando
1890–95; < Italian: al to the + largando broadening. See large
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