adv. & adj. Abbr. and. In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction. n. An andante passage or movement. [Italian, from present participle of andare, to walk, ultimately perhaps from Latin ambulāre; see ambhi in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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