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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tempo
"Le tempo de la chanson est très rapide."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The speed at which a passage of music is played.
"The conductor increased the tempo of the symphony."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'tempo' originates from the Italian term 'tempo', meaning 'time', which itself comes from the Latin 'tempus'. The term has evolved in musical contexts to denote the speed at which a piece of music is played, reflecting the historical significance of time in music composition and performance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tempo" is said worldwide
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tempo
Transliteration: tempo
"Le tempo de la chanson est très rapide."
Tempo
Transliteration: Tempo
"Das Lied hat ein schnelles Tempo."
tempo
Transliteration: tempo
"Il brano ha un tempo allegro."
tempo
Transliteration: tempo
"El músico mantuvo un tempo constante."
andamento
Transliteration: andamento
"O andamento da música mudou no refrão."
लय
Transliteration: laya
"संगीत की लय बहुत तेज़ थी।"
速度
Transliteration: sùdù
"这首曲子的速度很快。"
빠르고
Transliteration: ppareugo
Script: 템포
"음악의 템포가 너무 빠릅니다."
テンポ
Transliteration: tenpo
"その曲のテンポはとても速いです。"
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