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RITARDANDO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ritardando mean?
• RITARDANDO (adjective)
The adjective RITARDANDO has 1 sense:
1. (music) gradually decreasing in tempo
Familiarity information: RITARDANDO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) gradually decreasing in tempo
Synonyms:
rallentando; rit.; ritardando; ritenuto
Similar:
decreasing ((music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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