/ ˌrælənˈtændəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ adverb
( music ) (from Italian ) (used as an instruction) gradually becoming slower
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WORD ORIGIN
Italian , literally slowing down , from the verb rallentare .
/ ˌrælənˈtændəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ adverb
( music ) (from Italian ) (used as an instruction) gradually becoming slower
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WORD ORIGIN
Italian , literally slowing down , from the verb rallentare .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005