| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| allegretto |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·le·gret·to |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l  -gr t  , äl- |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | Music In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante. Used chiefly as a direction. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. al·le·gret·tos
An allegretto passage or movement. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, diminutive of allegro, allegro. See allegro.
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