tempo

Definitions


[ˈtɛmpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played

- the rate or speed of motion or activity; pace
(e.g: the tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus ‘time’


[ˈtɛmpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in South Asia) a light three-wheeled delivery van


Phrases:

Origin:
an invented word




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