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    allegro

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    al·leg·ro /əˈleɡrəʊ, əˈleɪ- $ -ɡroʊ/ noun (plural allegros) [countable]  APMa piece of music played or sung quickly 快板乐曲 —allegro adjective, adverb
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    allegro• Half way through the final allegro the world came into existence again, as quietly and effortlessly as it had gone.    Origin allegro (1600-1700) Italian “cheerfully”, from Latin alacer; → ALACRITY
    al·leg·ro nounChineseSyllable
    quickly piece music of played sung Corpus a or


    allegro
    al‧leg‧ro /əˈleɡrəʊ, əˈleɪ- $ -ɡroʊ/ noun (plural allegros) [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Italian
     Origin: 'cheerfully', from Latin alacer; ⇨ alacrity
    a piece of music played or sung quickly
    —allegro adjective, adverb


    al·legroBrE /əˈleɡrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈleɡroʊ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    al·legros    )     (music 音乐, from Italian)     a piece of music to be played in a fast and lively manner 快板▸ al·legro adjective, adverb