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ritardando

  • \ʁi.taʁ.dɑ̃.do\

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De l’italien ritardando (« en retardant »). Le mot figure sur les partitions musicales.

adverb

  1. Signifie qu’on doit ralentir progressivement la mesure.

noun ritardandos · ritardandi · ritardendo

  1. Mouvement, passage musical où l’on doit ralentir progressivement la mesure.

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MLA

"ritardando." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/ritardando. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ritardando. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ritardando

Chicago

"ritardando." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ritardando.

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@misc{ritardando_2026,
  title = {ritardando},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ritardando},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}