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

rallentando

adverb

/ˌrælənˈtændəʊ/

/ˌrælənˈtændəʊ/

(music, from Italian)

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(used as an instruction) gradually becoming slower
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘slowing down’, from the verb rallentare.

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