Thesaurus: adagio

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1. a. & adv. Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
2. n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
3. adj. (of tempo) leisurely
4. n. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
5. n. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
6. Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
7. Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio,adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
8. n:100 n. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) n. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers s. (of tempo) leisurely