rallentando
adverb/ˌrælənˈtændəʊ/
/ˌrælənˈtændəʊ/
(music, from Italian)- (used as an instruction) gradually becoming slowerWord OriginItalian, literally ‘slowing down’, from the verb rallentare.
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