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Webster 1913 Edition


Adagio


A-da′gio

,
Adj.
&
adv.
[It.
adagio
;
ad
(L.
ad
) at +
agio
convenience, leisure, ease. See
Agio
.]
(Mus.)
Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

A-da′gio

,
Noun.
A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement;
as, an
adagio
of Haydn
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Adagio

ADA'GIO

,
Noun.
[L. otium; Eng. ease.]
In music, a slow movement. As an adverb, slowly, leisurely, and with grace. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

Definition 2024


adágio

adágio

See also: adagio and adagiò

Portuguese

Noun

adágio m (plural adágios)

  1. (music) adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly)
  2. adage; saying; proverb; maxim

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:adágio.

Synonyms