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tempo1

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpəʊ/
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Definition of tempo

noun (plural tempos or tempi /-piː/)

  • 1 Music the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.
  • 2the rate or speed of motion or activity; pace:the tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload

Origin:

mid 17th century (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus 'time'

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