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   mod·e·ra·to

   /ˌmädəˈrädō/

   adverb

   • 1. (especially as a direction after a tempo marking) at a moderate pace: "the piece should not be played too fast, beginning moderato and ending spiritoso"

   adjective

   • 1. moderate in pace: "the moderato finale is not all sweetness and light, the tension mounting to fortissimo outbursts"

   noun

   • 1. a passage marked to be performed at a moderate pace.

   Word Origin Italian, literally ‘moderate’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • O

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