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Allegro

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Noun

1. allegro

a brisk and lively tempo

2. allegro

a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner

Adjective

3. allegro

(of tempo) fast

Adverb

4. allegro

in a quick and lively tempo

Example Sentences:
'play this section allegro'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Allegro

see synonyms of allegro
adjective, adverb
1. 
(to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner
noun plural -gros
2. 
a piece or passage to be performed in this manner

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Allegro

see synonyms of allegro
adjective, adverb
1. 
fast; faster than allegretto but not so fast as presto
often used as a musical direction
nounWord forms: plural alˈleˌgros
2. 
an allegro movement or passage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Allegro

see synonyms of allegro
adv. & adj. Abbr. allo
In a quick, lively tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegretto but slower than presto. Used chiefly as a direction.
n. pl. al·le·gros
1. An allegro passage or movement.
2. A succession of fast jumps performed as an exercise in ballet.

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