"allegretto" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian allegretto, diminutive form of allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegretto}} Italian allegretto, {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{m|it|allegro}} allegro Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} allegretto (not comparable)
  1. (music) To be played rather fast and lively. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Related terms: allegrissimo, allegro Translations (musical direction): 小快板 (xiǎokuàibǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), allegretto (Estonian), allégretto (French), allegretto (German), αλεγκρέτο (alegkréto) (Greek), allegretto (Norwegian), allegretto (Polish), alegreto (Portuguese), allegretto (Romanian), аллегре́тто (allegrétto) (Russian), allegretto (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-allegretto-en-adv-KncnEfgT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: allegrettos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian allegretto, diminutive form of allegro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|allegretto}} Italian allegretto, {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{m|it|allegro}} allegro Head templates: {{en-noun}} allegretto (plural allegrettos)
  1. (music) A movement in this time. Categories (topical): Music Translations (a movement that is to be played fast and lively): allégretto [masculine] (French), Allegretto [neuter] (German), allegretto [neuter] (Polish), alegreto [masculine] (Portuguese), allegretto [masculine] (Romanian), аллегре́тто (allegrétto) [neuter] (Russian), allegretto [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-allegretto-en-noun-jPJ4NSdR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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