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allegro

/əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ US
/əˈleɪɡɹoʊ/

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Borrowed from Italian allegro.

noun allegros

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
A passage having this mark. And what mean these outbursts and objurgations of his, you will ask; these suggestions, furtive, rhapsodical, mystical; this furibund allegro about Money, Mediums, and Bohemia; [...]

adverb

not comparable played in a quick, lively tempo

adjective

not comparable in a quick and lively manner

Translations

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noun tempo mark indicating a quick, lively tempo

中文	快板 kuàibǎn
Français	allegro
Ελληνικά	αλλέγκρο allégkro

noun passage to be played in a quick, lively tempo

Español	alegro
Português	alegro
Français	allegro

adv in a quick, lively tempo

Português	alegro
Français	allegro
Русский	аллегро allegro

adj played in a quick, lively tempo

Português	alegro
Ελληνικά	αλλέγκρο allégkro

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@misc{allegro_2026,
  title = {allegro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allegro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}