ritenuto

ri·te·nu·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-tuh-noo-toh; Italian ree-te-noo-taw]
- /ˌri təˈnu toʊ; Italian ˌri tɛˈnu tɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-tuh-noo-toh; Italian ree-te-noo-taw]
- /ˌri təˈnu toʊ; Italian ˌri tɛˈnu tɔ/

Definition of ritenuto word

adjective ritenuto held back momentarily 0

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Origin of ritenuto

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

1820-30; < Italian: literally, held back, past participle of ritenere; see retain

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Parts of speech for Ritenuto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ritenuto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.