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    adagio

    adagio - Dictionary definition and meaning for word adagio

    Definition
    (noun) (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
    Example Sentence
    • they played the adagio too quickly
    Definition
    (noun) a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers Definition
    (adj) (of tempo) leisurely Definition
    (adv) slowly
    Example Sentence
    • here you must play adagio
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Picture kids playing DODGE BALL in slow motion.

adagio -> a + day + go.. when you spend time "leisurely", before you know it "the day goes"!

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