allegretto
1al·le·gret·to
adv or adj \ˌa-lə-ˈgre-(ˌ)tō, ˌä-lə-\Definition of ALLEGRETTO
: faster than andante but not so fast as allegro —used as a direction in music
See Origin of ALLEGRETTO
Italian, diminutive of allegro
First Known Use: circa 1740
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