lento

[ len-toh; Italian len-taw ]

adjective
adverb

Origin of lento

1
1715–25; <Italian <Latin lentus slow

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British Dictionary definitions for lento

lento

/ (ˈlɛntəʊ) music /


adjective, adverb
  1. to be performed slowly

nounplural -tos
  1. a movement or passage performed in this way

Origin of lento

1
C18: Italian, from Latin lentus slow

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