allegretto

al·le·gret·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-i-gret-oh; Italian ahl-le-gret-taw]
- /ˌæl ɪˈgrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑl lɛˈgrɛt tɔ/
- /ˌæ.lɪ.ˈɡre.təʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-i-gret-oh; Italian ahl-le-gret-taw]
- /ˌæl ɪˈgrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌɑl lɛˈgrɛt tɔ/

Definitions of allegretto word

adjective allegretto (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly 3
noun allegretto a piece or passage to be performed in this manner 3
adjective allegretto moderately fast; faster than andante but slower than allegro 3
noun allegretto an allegretto movement or passage 3
noun plural allegretto an allegretto movement. 1
noun allegretto (especially as a direction) at a fairly brisk tempo. 1

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Origin of allegretto

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

1730-40; < Italian, equivalent to allegr(o) allegro + -etto -et

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Parts of speech for Allegretto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Allegretto

allegretto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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