allegro

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈlɛgrəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈleɪgroʊ, əˈlɛgroʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə lā′grō, ə leg′rō; It. äl le′grô)


Inflections of 'allegro' (n): npl: allegros

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•le•gro /əˈleɪgroʊ, əˈlɛgroʊ/USA pronunciation   adv., adj. Music.
  1. Music and Dancerapid in tempo;
    rather fast.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•le•gro  (ə lā′grō, ə leg′rō; It. äl le′grô),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -gros. [Music.]
adj., adv. 
  1. Music and Dancebrisk or rapid in tempo.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancean allegro movement.
  • Latin alacer brisk. Cf. alacrity
  • Italian
  • 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
allegro / əˈleɪɡrəʊ -ˈlɛɡ-/ ,
  1. (to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner
 ( -gros)
  1. a piece or passage to be performed in this manner
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: cheerful, from Latin alacer brisk, lively
'allegro' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Allegro, L' - Il Penseroso - L'Allegro - allegretto - allo- - assai - con brio - con spirito - giusto - moderato - molto - non troppo - part - più - tempo - vivo

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