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ritenuto
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective ritenuto has 1 sense
- ritenuto(s = adj.all) rallentando, rit., ritardando - gradually decreasing in tempo; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ritenuto, adv. & n. Mus.
--adv. with immediate reduction of speed.
--n. (pl. -os or ritenuti) a passage played in this way.
--adv. with immediate reduction of speed.
--n. (pl. -os or ritenuti) a passage played in this way.
Etymology
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