Added 10 October 2026
ritardando
adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ritardando at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- (music) gradually decreasing in tempo.
Origin
Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”).
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