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Related to tempi: ritardando, larghetto
tem·pi
(tĕm′pē)n.
A plural of tempo.
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tempi
(ˈtɛmpiː)n
(Music, other) (in musical senses) the plural of tempo
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tem•po
(ˈtɛm poʊ)n., pl. -pos, -pi (-pē).
1. the rate of speed of a musical passage or work, usu. indicated by printed direction, as largo, or by a metronome setting.
2. any characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern: the tempo of city life.
[1680–90; < Italian < Latin tempus time]
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