con moto

adverb

con mo·​to kän-ˈmō-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce con moto (audio)
kōn-
: with movement : in a spirited manner
used as a direction in music

Examples of con moto in a Sentence

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Lush and decadent, Shani’s Andante con moto seemed to look back at the sorrows of World War I and the Russian Revolution; a highlight was the back-and-forth between Amanda Hardy’s oboe and Robert Sheena’s cor anglais. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023 The third and fourth were a showcase of bustling internal mechanics — especially the andante con moto third, in which the violins seem eager to identify as woodwinds. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022 Phrases in the Andante con moto were nicely tapered, and the Menuetto properly danced at one beat per measure. Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Italian

First Known Use

circa 1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of con moto was circa 1854

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“Con moto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20moto. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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