I. ˈadij, -ēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagio, adagium, from ad- + -agio, -agium (akin to aio I say, from — assumed — Old Latin agio ); akin to Greek ē he spoke, Armenian asem I say
: a saying typically embodying common experience or observation often in metaphorical form (as it is always darkest before the dawn )
II. ȧdȧȧzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, modification of Italian adagio
: adagio 2