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Topic: MUSIC

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Italian
Origin: ad 'at, to' + agio 'ease'

adagio

 noun
     
a‧da‧gi‧o plural adagios [countable] technical
APM a piece of music that should be played or sung slowly
—adagio adjective, adverb
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