| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| allegro |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·le·gro |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -l g r , -l gr |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | abbr. allo Music In a quick, lively tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegretto but slower than presto. Used chiefly as a direction. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. al·le·gros
An allegro passage or movement. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from Latin alacer, lively.
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