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Definition of allegro
allegros
: a musical composition or movement in allegro tempo
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Examples of allegro in a Sentence
The symphony's first movement is an allegro.
Recent Examples of allegro from the Web
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Barak takes over with crisply energetic allegro dancing, adding a lively three dimensions to the digital drawings.
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The final allegro came from a flock of cackling kookaburras outside my villa.
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The last movement, a spirited allegro, was assured, perfectly clean and just a hair this side of too fast.
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First Known Use of allegro
1683
allegro
Definition of allegro
: at a brisk lively tempo —used as a direction in music
Origin and Etymology of allegro
Italian, merry, from Vulgar Latin *alecrus lively, alteration of Latin alacr-, alacer
ALLEGRO Defined for English Language Learners
allegro
playDefinition of allegro for English Language Learners
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: a piece of music that is played or performed in a quick and lively way
allegro
Definition of allegro for English Language Learners
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music : in a quick and lively way
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