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- [tem-poh]
- /ˈtɛm poʊ/
- /ˈtem.pəʊ/
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- [tem-poh]
- /ˈtɛm poʊ/
Definitions of tempo word
- noun plural tempo Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome. 1
- noun plural tempo characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity: the tempo of city life. 1
- noun plural tempo Chess. the gaining or losing of time and effectiveness relative to one's continued mobility or developing position, especially with respect to the number of moves required to gain an objective: Black gained a tempo. 1
- adverb tempo resuming the speed obtained preceding ritardando or accelerando. 1
- noun tempo music: speed 1
- noun tempo pace 1
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Origin of tempo
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < Italian < Latin tempus time
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tempo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tempo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tempo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tempo
noun tempo
- cadence — The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
- cadency — the line of descent from a younger member of a family
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- hour — a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- hours — a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
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