a tempo

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See also: atempo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian a tempo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a tɑ̃.po/
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Adverb

a tempo

  1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian a tempo.

Adverb

a tempo

  1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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Adjective

a tempo (invariable)

  1. (relational) time
    a tempo parziale ― part-time

Derived terms

Adverb

a tempo

  1. on time, in time (sufficiently early)
    Synonyms: in tempo, per tempo
  2. in time (with the music)
  3. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation (e.g. ritenuto, rallentando, accelerando, etc.)

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: a tempo

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Etymology

From Italian a tempo (“in time”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), from Latin ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Last part from Italian tempo (“time, age, period, tense”), from Latin tempus (“portion or period of time”), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“to stretch, extend”), from *temp- (“to stretch, extend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

a tempo

  1. in time (with the music)
  2. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation
    Synonym: a battuta

References

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