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ADAGIO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adagio" is a kind of...):
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
Holonyms ("adagio" is a part of...):
duet; pas de deux ((ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
Example:
they played the adagio too quickly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adagio" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
musical passage; passage (a short section of a musical composition)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of tempo) leisurely
Classified under:
Similar:
slow (at a slow tempo)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slowly
Example:
here you must play adagio
Classified under:
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Pertainym:
adagio ((of tempo) leisurely)
