Ritenuto

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ritenuto \Ri`te*nu"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)
     Held back; holding back; ritardando.
     [1913 Webster] Ritornelle

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ritenuto
       adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando}, {ritardando},
              {rit.}]