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moderato

American  
[mod-uh-rah-toh] / ˌmɒd əˈrɑ toʊ /

adjective

Music.

  1. moderate; in moderate time.

moderato British  
/ ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ /

adverb

  1. at a moderate tempo

  2. (preceded by a tempo marking) a direction indicating that the tempo specified is to be used with restraint

    allegro moderato
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Etymology

Origin of moderato

1715–25; < Italian < Latin moderātus moderate

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