Dictionary 1. (a. & adv.) Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn.2. (n.) A movement or piece in largo time. Thesaurus a poco adagietto adagio allargando allegretto allegro andante andante tempo andantino beat calando compound time crescendo decrescendo diminuendo duple time forte fortissimo larghetto larghissimo legato lento marcando march tempo mixed times pianissimo piano pizzicato prestissimo presto rag ragtime rallentando ritardando ritenuto rubato scherzando scherzo sextuple time simple time spiccato staccato stretto syncopation syncope tempo tempo rubato three-quarter time time time pattern timing triple time triplet two-four time waltz time |