Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agitato

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: ag-i-ta-to
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.

noun

A passage having this mark.

adv

Played in a restless agitated style.

adj

Describing a passage having this mark.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian agitato.

Inflected Forms

agitatos (plural)

Questions

What does agitato mean?: A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.
Where does agitato come from?: Borrowed from Italian agitato.

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