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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully);
- Example: "they played the adagio too quickly"

2. a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of tempo) leisurely;


ADVERB (1)

1. slowly;
- Example: "here you must play adagio"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adagio \A*da"gio\, n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adagio adv 1: slowly; "here you must play adagio" adj 1: (of tempo) leisurely n 1: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly" 2: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "adagio": a poco, adagietto, allargando, allegretto, allegro, andante, andantino, calando, crescendo, decrescendo, diminuendo, forte, fortissimo, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, lento, marcando, pianissimo, piano, pizzicato, prestissimo, presto, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, scherzando, scherzo, spiccato, staccato, stretto