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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

लय धीमी करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: laya dheemi karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ritardando/ˌriːtɑːrˈdændoʊ/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"संगीत के अंत में लय धीमी करना (ritardando) आवश्यक है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    With a gradual slowing down of tempo; specifically used as a musical direction.

    "The orchestra played the final movement with a beautiful ritardando leading into the quiet ending."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designating a passage or section characterized by a gradual decrease in speed.

    "Notice the ritardando phrase in the second measure of the violin solo."
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Synonyms (2)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian musical term 'ritardando', which is the gerund of 'ritardare', meaning 'to delay' or 'to retard'. Ultimately rooted in the Latin 'retardare' (re- 'back' + tardus 'slow'), entering English musical terminology in the 18th century.

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