adagio - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adagio' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adagio

[ a. & adv.]

- Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

2 . Adagio

[ n.]

- A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.

1 . adagio

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)

Example in sentence:

2 . adagio

[ r]

Meaning (2):
- slowly

Example in sentence:

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