[ri.tar.dan.do] adv or adj [It, fr. L retardandum, gerund of retardare to retard] (ca. 1811): with a gradual slackening in tempo--used as a direction in music
[2]ritardando n, pl -dos (1889): a ritardando passage
[ri.tar.dan.do] adv or adj [It, fr. L retardandum, gerund of retardare to retard] (ca. 1811): with a gradual slackening in tempo--used as a direction in music
[2]ritardando n, pl -dos (1889): a ritardando passage
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012