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Ritardando

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Riˊtar-dan′do

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Adj.

[It.]

(Mus.)

Retarding; – a direction for slower time; rallentado.

Definition 2024

ritardando

ritardando

English

Alternative forms

Abbreviation: rit

Adverb

ritardando ‎(not comparable)

(music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

Antonyms

accelerando

Noun

ritardando ‎(plural ritardandos)

(music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.

Italian

Verb

ritardando

gerund of ritardare