A*da"gio (#), a. & adv. [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio convenience, leisure, ease. See Agio.] Mus.
Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
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A*da"gio, n.
A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.
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