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ANDANTE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("andante" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

musical passage; passage (a short section of a musical composition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("andante" is a kind of...):

pacing; tempo ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)

Derivation:

andante ((of tempo) moderately slow)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of tempo) moderately slow

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

slow (at a slow tempo)

Derivation:

andante (a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace))

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At a moderately slow tempo

Example:

this passage must be played andante

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Pertainym:

andante ((of tempo) moderately slow)

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