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Webster 1913 Edition


Allegretto

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Alˊle-gret′to

,
Adj.
[It., dim. of
allegro
.]
(Mus.)
Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro.
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Noun.
A movement in this time.

Webster 1828 Edition


Allegretto

ALLEGRET'TO

, [from allegro,] denotes, in music, a movement or time quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro.