Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adagio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adagio \A*da"gio\, a. & 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adagio \A*da"gio\, n.
A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an
adagio of Haydn.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adagio
adj : (of tempo) leisurely
n : a musical composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and
gracefully)
adv : (music) slowly; "here you must play adagio"
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