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Adjective: larghetto  laa(r)'ge-tow
  1. (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo
    "The larghetto passage provided a slight increase in tempo"
Noun: larghetto  laa(r)'ge-tow
  1. (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
    "The larghetto section provided a moment of calm before the lively finale"

Derived forms: larghettos

See also: slow

Type of: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music

Encyclopedia: Larghetto