Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lentando

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lentan-do
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic form of rallentando.

Archaic

Etymology

From Italian lentando, present participle of lentare (“to make slow”).

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Questions

What does lentando mean?
Archaic form of rallentando.
Where does lentando come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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