First Known Use: 1683
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1adagio
adverb or adjective ada·gio \ə-ˈdä-j(ē-ˌ)ō, ä-, -zh(ē-ˌ)ō\
: in a slow manner
Full Definition of ADAGIO
: at a slow tempo —used chiefly as a direction in music
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Origin of ADAGIO
Italian, from ad to + agio ease
2adagio
noun
: a piece of music that is played or performed slowly and gracefully
plural adagios
Full Definition of ADAGIO
1
: a musical composition or movement in adagio tempo
2
: a ballet duet by a man and woman or a mixed trio displaying difficult feats of balance, lifting, or spinning
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First Known Use of ADAGIO
1699
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