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      rallentando
      adjective
      (music) gradually decreasing in tempo
      adverb
      slowing down
      Roots
      lentusrallent- · Italian · slowando-ando · Italian · gerund suffix
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      The word rallentando breaks down into 2 roots of Italian origin: rallent, from Italian lentus (“slow”); and -ando, from Italian ando (“gerund suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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