rubato

ru·ba·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-bah-toh; Italian roo-bah-taw]
- /ruˈbɑ toʊ; Italian ruˈbɑ tɔ/
- /ruːbˈɑːtəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-bah-toh; Italian roo-bah-taw]
- /ruˈbɑ toʊ; Italian ruˈbɑ tɔ/

Definitions of rubato word

adjective rubato having certain notes arbitrarily lengthened while others are correspondingly shortened, or vice versa. 1
noun plural rubato a rubato phrase or passage. 1
noun plural rubato a rubato performance. 1
adverb rubato in a rubato manner. 1
noun rubato flexibility of tempo in performance 0
adjective rubato to be played with a flexible tempo 0

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Origin of rubato

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < Italian (tempo) rubato stolen (time), past participle of rubare to steal < Germanic; see rob

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Parts of speech for Rubato

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubato

rubato popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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