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ritenuto

English edit

Etymology edit

Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue.

Adjective edit

ritenuto (not comparable)

  1. (music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.

Noun edit

ritenuto (plural ritenutos)

  1. A musical passage of this kind.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.teˈnu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: ri‧te‧nù‧to

Adjective edit

ritenuto (feminine ritenuta, masculine plural ritenuti, feminine plural ritenute)

  1. (rare) reserved, circumspect, cautious

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

ritenuto (feminine ritenuta, masculine plural ritenuti, feminine plural ritenute)

  1. past participle of ritenere

Anagrams edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritenuto.

Adverb edit

ritenuto

  1. ritenuto
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