andante

Noun · Adjective · Adverb
US[ahn-dahn-tey]/ɑnˈdɑnteɪ/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)Type of tempo, pacing
  2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slowType of passage, musical passage

Adjective (1)

  1. (of tempo) moderately slowOpposite fastSimilar slow

Adverb (1)

  1. at a moderately slow tempo“this passage must be played andante”
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

An·dan′te (…), adjective

Origin: It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.

Music Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. — noun A movement or piece in andante time.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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