allargando


al·lar·gan·do

adj or adv \ˌä-lär-ˈgän-(ˌ)dō\

Definition of ALLARGANDO

: becoming gradually slower and more stately —used as a direction in music

Origin of ALLARGANDO

Italian, widening, verbal of allargare to widen, from al- (from Latin ad-) + largare to widen
First Known Use: 1877

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