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Adagio
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Ital. ad agio, at ease), a term in music to indicate slow time; also a slow movement in a symphony, sonata, &c., or an independent piece, such as Mozart's pianoforte "Adagio in B minor."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Adagio'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/adagio.html. 1910.