Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, at a slower tempo or pace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mus.) Held back; holding back; ritardando.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective music (of a
passage in amusical score ) immediatelyslower , held back at a slowerrate ofpace .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective gradually decreasing in tempo
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Examples
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Ho sempre ritenuto la famiglia la cosa pi importante della mia vita.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Ho sempre ritenuto la famiglia la cosa pi importante della mia vita.
Disney sull'adozione spirituale. Virna Lisi e i suoi nipoti all ... admin 2009
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The nut tree before the house puts forth its green leaves and sheds its fragrance; its blossoms are lovingly embraced by the soft breezes, whispering to each other two by two, and offer their heads to be kissed, nodding and bowing; the song must be sung with an equal fragrance, each musical phrase in one breath: that is, with six inaudible breathings, without ritenuto.
How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] Lilli Lehmann 1888
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After the ritenuto the matter becomes more affecting; the sighs and groans, yet for a while kept under restraint, grow louder with the increasing agitation, till at last the whole being is moved to its very depths.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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Back in the 18th century they often used the term lentando, and even today there are a number of directions that mean roughly the same thing, the closest being ritardando, and also ritenuto, which generally implies a more sudden slowdown.
News 2012
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In sede di ricorso, che nel caso dovrà essere discusso nelle prossime due settimane, il provvedimento del gip potrebbe essere ritenuto illegittimo e quindi sospeso.
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Come se i giornali statunitensi avessero ritenuto una notizia il fatto che Repubblica si fosse schierata per Veltroni.
A Conservative Mind 2008
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In sede di ricorso, che nel caso dovrà essere discusso nelle prossime due settimane, il provvedimento del gip potrebbe essere ritenuto illegittimo e quindi sospeso.
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(_ritenuto_ and _ritenente_) to indicate a definitely slower rate.
Music Notation and Terminology Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928
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_ritardando_ on the one hand, and _ritenuto_ and _ritenente_ on the other, considering the former (_rall. _ and _rit. _) to indicate a gradually slackening speed, and the latter
Music Notation and Terminology Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928
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