adagio
advEtymology Borrowed from Italian adagio.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Played rather slowly.
adagio
noun/əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/ · /əˈdæd͡ʒiəʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian adagio.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
2
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A passage having this mark.
3
Dance, Dancing, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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: