moderato

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mod′ə rä′tō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mod•e•ra•to  (mod′ə rä′tō),USA pronunciation adj. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancemoderate;
    in moderate time.
  • Latin moderātus moderate
  • Italian
  • 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
moderato / ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ/
  1. at a moderate tempo
  2. (preceded by a tempo marking) a direction indicating that the tempo specified is to be used with restraint: allegro moderato
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from Latin moderātus; see moderate
'moderato' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mod - mod.

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