ritardando

English

Alternative forms

• Abbreviation: rit

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”).

Adverb

ritardando (not comparable)

1. (music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

Antonyms

• accelerando

Adjective

ritardando (not comparable)

1. (music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo.

Noun

ritardando (plural ritardandos or ritardandi)

1. (music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.

   Synonym: ritard

French

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ritardando

1. ritardando

Noun

ritardando m (uncountable)

1. ritardando

Further reading

• “ritardando”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.tarˈdan.do/
• Rhymes: -ando
• Hyphenation: ri‧tar‧dàn‧do

Verb

ritardando

1. gerund of ritardare

Noun

ritardando m (invariable)

1. (music) ritardando

   Synonyms: rallentando, ritenuto, tardando

Further reading

• ritardando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritardando.

Adverb

ritardando

1. ritardando