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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

adv.

[It., dim. of

largo

largo.]

(Mus.)

Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as

largo

, and rather more so than

andante

, Musical terms, directing to slow movement. Large is one degree quicker than grave, and two degrees quicker than adagio.

larghetto ‎(not comparable)

(music) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.
Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo.

larghetto ‎(countable and uncountable, plural larghettos)

The larghetto tempo.
Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?
A composition or movement to be played larghetto.
The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.