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TEMPO
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Irregular inflected form: tempi
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
Synonyms:
pacing; tempo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("tempo" is a kind of...):
musical time ((music) the beat of musical rhythm)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tempo"):
accelerando (a gradually increasing tempo of music)
allegretto (a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro)
allegro (a brisk and lively tempo)
andante (a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace))
meno mosso (played at reduced speed; less rapid)
rubato (a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The rate of some repeating event
Synonyms:
pace; tempo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("tempo" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tempo"):
beats per minute; bpm; M.M.; metronome marking (the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds)
