ritardando
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Definition of ritardando
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
- (not-comparable)Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.
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adv
- (not-comparable)Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.
adj
- (not-comparable)Having a gradually decelerating tempo.
noun
- An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”).
Words you can make from ritardando
185 playable · top: ANTIDORA (9 pts)
Best play antidora 9 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
34 words- DROID 7 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- ARDOR 6 pts
- AROID 6 pts
- DANIO 6 pts
- DINAR 6 pts
- DRAIN 6 pts
- DROIT 6 pts
- NADIR 6 pts
- NAIAD 6 pts
- RADAR 6 pts
- RADIO 6 pts
- RADON 6 pts
- RANDO 6 pts
- RANID 6 pts
- TARDO 6 pts
- TONDI 6 pts
- TRIAD 6 pts
- ANTRA 5 pts
- AORTA 5 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- RAITA 5 pts
- RATAN 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- RIATA 5 pts
- TIARA 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
4-letter words
65 words- DADA 6 pts
- DADO 6 pts
- DIDO 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- DATO 5 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DOAT 5 pts
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- DONA 5 pts
- DORR 5 pts
- DRAT 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- ORAD 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- ROAD 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- TOAD 5 pts
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- TROD 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
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- ANTI 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
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- IRON 4 pts
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- NORI 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
48 words- ADD 5 pts
- DAD 5 pts
- DID 5 pts
- ODD 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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