Andante Definition

än-däntā, ăn-dăntē

adjective

In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.

American Heritage

Moderate in tempo; slower than allegretto but faster than adagio.

Webster's New World

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

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noun

An andante passage or movement.

American Heritage

An andante movement or passage.

Webster's New World

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than allegretto.

Wiktionary

(music) A passage having this mark.

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adverb

(music) Played at a moderately slow tempo.

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Other Word Forms of Andante

Singular:

andante

Plural:

andantes

Italian from present participle of andare to walk ultimately perhaps from Latin ambulāre ambhi in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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