Italian, literally, slowing down, verbal of rallentare to slow down again, from re- + allentare to slow down, from Late Latin, from Latin al- ad- + lentus slow, pliant — more at lithe
1786, in the meaning defined above
Ralik
rallentando
rallentato
“Rallentando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallentando. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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