I. əˌdäjēˈed.(ˌ)ō, äˌ-, -äzhēˈ-, ˌadəˈje- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, diminutive of adagio
: a short adagio
II. adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Italian, from adagietto, n.
: less slow than adagio — used as a direction in music
I. əˌdäjēˈed.(ˌ)ō, äˌ-, -äzhēˈ-, ˌadəˈje- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, diminutive of adagio
: a short adagio
II. adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Italian, from adagietto, n.
: less slow than adagio — used as a direction in music
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012