agitato

a·gi·ta·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aj-i-tah-toh; Italian ah-jee-tah-taw]
- /ˌædʒ ɪˈtɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɑ dʒiˈtɑ tɔ/
- /ˌadʒɪtˈɑːtəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aj-i-tah-toh; Italian ah-jee-tah-taw]
- /ˌædʒ ɪˈtɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɑ dʒiˈtɑ tɔ/

Definitions of agitato word

adjective agitato (to be performed) in an agitated manner 3
adjective agitato fast and with excitement 3
adjective agitato agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style. 1
noun agitato (especially as a direction after a tempo marking) in an agitated manner. 1
noun agitato (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style. 0
noun agitato (music) A passage having this mark. 0

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Origin of agitato

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; < Italian < Latin agitātus. See agitate

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Parts of speech for Agitato

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Agitato

agitato popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

agitato usage trend in Literature

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