largo
largo Lexical Profile
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• noun
A musical passage, movement, or composition marked to be performed in a very slow, stately, and dignified tempo.
"Handel's famous largo from the opera Xerxes remains a staple of the classical repertoire."
American A city in Pinellas County on the central Gulf Coast of Florida, located in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area.
• adjective
Performed in a very slow, broad, and dignified tempo (used in music).
"The symphony opens with a solemn, largo passage played by the lower strings."
• adverb
In a very slow, broad, and dignified manner (used as a musical direction).
"The conductor instructed the cellists to play the introductory measures largo."
• Rhymes for largo
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from Italian largo ('broad, wide, generous'), from Latin largus ('abundant, copious, bountiful').