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largamente

adverb (or adjective)
lar·ga·men·te | \ˌlärgəˈmentē\

Definition of largamente 

: with slowness and breadth —used as a direction in music

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First Known Use of largamente

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for largamente

Italian, slowly, broadly from largo slow, broad, from Latin largus abundant, generous

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