allegro
2 of 2adverb or adjective
: at a brisk lively tempo
—used as a direction in music
Examples of allegro in a Sentence
Noun
The symphony's first movement is an allegro.
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Kannan Venkatraman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
The movement’s main tempo felt more andante than the marked allegro.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
The Molto allegro finale has been thought to represent the pumping of ship engines.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
In a drying and warming world, fast-developing meat-eaters and the allegro-singing fathers that sire them might have an edge.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
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Noun
The Quest For Precision: AI's Grand Allegro In the realm of AI, precision is the grand allegro—a swift, soaring leap toward excellence.
—Kannan Venkatraman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
The movement’s main tempo felt more andante than the marked allegro.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
The Molto allegro finale has been thought to represent the pumping of ship engines.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
In a drying and warming world, fast-developing meat-eaters and the allegro-singing fathers that sire them might have an edge.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
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“Allegro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allegro. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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