meno

UK: /ˈmɛnəʊ/ US: (mā′nō; It. me′nô)

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me•no  (mā′nō; It. me′nô), adv. [Music.]

1. Music and Dance less.

• Latin minus less
• Italian
• 1875–80

meno-, 

1. a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "month,'' used with reference to menstruation in the formation of compound words:
   menopause.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] men-. 

• Greek mēno-, combining form of mé̄n month; see moon

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meno / ˈmɛnəʊ/ adverb

1. (esp preceding a dynamic or tempo marking) to be played less quickly, less softly, etc

Etymology: from Italian, from Latin minus less

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meno- combining_form

1. menstruation

Etymology: from Greek mēn month