Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Allegro"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allegro \Al*le"gro\, a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively.
Cf. {Aleger}.] (Mus.)
Brisk, lively. -- n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly
strain or piece.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
allegro
adj : (of tempo) fast
n 1: a brisk and lively tempo
2: a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a
brisk lively manner
adv : (music) in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section
allegro"
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