ritenuto

English

Etymology

Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue.

Adjective

ritenuto (not comparable)

  1. (music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.

Noun

ritenuto (plural ritenutos)

  1. A musical passage of this kind.

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ri.teˈnu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: ri‧te‧nù‧to

Adjective

ritenuto (feminine ritenuta, masculine plural ritenuti, feminine plural ritenute)

  1. (rare) reserved, circumspect, cautious

Derived terms

Participle

ritenuto (feminine ritenuta, masculine plural ritenuti, feminine plural ritenute)

  1. past participle of ritenere

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritenuto.

Adverb

ritenuto

  1. ritenuto
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