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English

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular allegro

Plural allegros

allegro (plural allegros)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
  2. (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
  3. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

allegro

  1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

Adjective

allegro

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

French

Alternative spellings

Etymology

From Italian allegro

Noun

allegro m. (plural allegros)

  1. allegro

Adverb

allegro

  1. allegro

Italian

Etymology

From Latin alacer (“‘lively; happy, cheerful’”).

Adjective

allegro m (f allegra, m plural allegri, f plural allegre)

  1. cheerful

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