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Webster 1913 Edition

Rubato

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Ru-ba′to

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Adj.
[It.]
Robbed; borrowed.
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Temple rubato
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[It.]
(Mus.)
Borrowed time; – a term applied to a style of performance in which some tones are held longer than their legitimate time, while others are proportionally curtailed.

Definition 2025

rubato

rubato

English

Noun

rubato ‎(plural rubatos)

  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on the beat

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈbato/, [ruˈbaːto]

Participle

rubato m ‎(feminine singular rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. past participle of rubare ‎(“to steal”)

Adjective

rubato m ‎(feminine singular rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. (music) rubato

Portuguese

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) rubato (timing played near, but not on the beat)

Etymology

Italian rubato ‎(“robbed, stolen”), since the time is "borrowed".

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