larghetto

lar·ghet·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahr-get-oh]
- /lɑrˈgɛt oʊ/
- /lɑːɡˈetəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahr-get-oh]
- /lɑrˈgɛt oʊ/

Definitions of larghetto word

noun plural larghetto a larghetto movement. 1
noun larghetto (especially as a direction) in a fairly slow tempo. 1
adjective larghetto to be performed moderately slowly 0
noun larghetto a piece or passage to be performed in this way 0
adjective larghetto relatively slow(ly), but faster than largo 0
noun larghetto a larghetto movement or passage 0

See all 6 definitions of larghetto

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Origin of larghetto

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

1715-25; < Italian, diminutive of largo largo

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Parts of speech for Larghetto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Larghetto

larghetto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

larghetto usage trend in Literature

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