I. əˈdä](ˌ)jō, äˈdä], ȧˈdȧ], əˈda], ](ˌ)zhō, ]jēˌō, ]zhēˌō\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Italian, from ad, a to, at (from Latin ad ) + agio ease, convenience, from Prov. aize comfort, from Latin adjacens, present participle of adjacēre to be near — more at at , ease
: slowly : in an easy graceful manner : in a tempo between largo and andante — used chiefly as a direction in music
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from adagio, adverb
1. : a musical composition or a movement or division of a composition in adagio tempo
the adagio of a symphony
2.
a. : a series of sustained and perfectly controlled dance movements (as ballet exercises) displaying balance and grace
b. : a ballet duet by a man and woman or a ballet by a mixed trio displaying difficult feats of balance, lifting, or spinning ; also : an acrobatic or ballroom duet with similar feats