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moderato
(mod¦er|ato)
Pronunciation:
/ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ/
Music
adverb
&
adjective
(especially as a direction) at a moderate pace:
[
postpositive
:
,
as submodifier
]
:
allegro moderato
noun
(
plural
moderatos
)
a passage marked to be performed at a moderate pace.
Origin:
Italian, literally 'moderate'
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