how to pronounce adagio

/əˈdɑːʒiːˌoʊ/

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adagio is pronounced in four syllables

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iː

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meanings of adagio

noun:

A passage having this mark.
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.

adverb:

Played rather slowly.

adjective:

Describing a passage having this mark.

name:

A surname.

adagio frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word adagio occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics adagio can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that adagio can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

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