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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In music, so much or too much: as, allegro non tanto, not so quick, or quick but not too much so. Compare troppo.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō.
  • adverb music So much; too much.

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