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Definition of parlando adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parlando

adverb, adjective

/pɑːˈlændəʊ/

/pɑːrˈlændəʊ/

(music, from Italian)

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(used as an instruction) sung in a free way, like speech
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘speaking’.

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