Dictionary

adagio en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/
• /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Describing a passage having this mark.

Translations (2)

pl adagio (Translations) · fi adagio (Translations)

adagio en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/
• /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Played rather slowly.

Translations (4)

pl adagio (Translations) · fi adagio (Translations) · fi hitaasti (Translations) · tl adahiyo (Translations)

adagio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/
• /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagio.

Meanings

1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
2. A passage having this mark.
3. A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
   • We took a little walk. Part of the time her earrings banged against my chest and part of the time we did the splits in unison, like adadio dancers. 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 37:

Forms

Translations (6)

it adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) · fi adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) · pl adagio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) · co adaghju (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) · pt adágio (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly) · cmn 慢板 (tempo mark indicating that music is to be played slowly)