"rubato" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /rəˈbɑ.toʊ/ [General-American] Forms: rubatos [plural], rubati [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed". Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|rubato||robbed, stolen}} Borrowed from Italian rubato (“robbed, stolen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|rubati}} rubato (countable and uncountable, plural rubatos or rubati)
  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tempo played near, but not on, the beat): 伸缩速度 (tán xìng sù dù) (Chinese Mandarin), 散板 (sǎn bǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), rubato [masculine] (Italian), rubato [masculine] (Portuguese)

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