First Known Use: 1800
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rallentando
adverb or adjective ral·len·tan·do \ˌrä-lən-ˈtän-(ˌ)dō\
Definition of RALLENTANDO
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Origin of RALLENTANDO
Italian, literally, slowing down, verbal of rallentare to slow down again, from re- + allentare to slow down, from Late Latin, from Latin al- ad- + lentus slow, pliant — more at lithe
Rhymes with RALLENTANDO
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