allegro

[uh-ley-groh, uh-leg-roh; Italian ahl-le-graw] /əˈleɪ groʊ, əˈlɛg roʊ; Italian ɑlˈlɛ grɔ/
adjective, adverb
1.
brisk or rapid in tempo.
noun, plural allegros.
2.
an allegro movement.
Origin
1625-35; < Italian < Latin alacer brisk. Cf. alacrity

Allegro, L'

[lah-ley-groh, la-] /lɑˈleɪ groʊ, læ-/
noun
1.
Examples from the web for allegro
  • It slides effortlessly from allegro to adagio, the pace quickening and slowing with each turn.
  • allegro non troppo the first movement is in the concerto variant of sonata form.
British Dictionary definitions for allegro

allegro

/əˈleɪɡrəʊ; -ˈlɛɡ-/
adjective, adverb
1.
(to be performed) quickly, in a brisk lively manner
noun (pl) -gros
2.
a piece or passage to be performed in this manner
Word Origin
C17: from Italian: cheerful, from Latin alacer brisk, lively
Word Origin and History for allegro

1680s as a musical term, from Italian allegro "cheerful, gay," from Latin alacrem (nominative alacer) "lively, cheerful, brisk" (see alacrity).

allegro in Culture
allegro [(uh-leg-roh, uh-lay-groh)]

A brisk, lively musical tempo. Allegro is Italian for “cheerful.”

allegro in Technology
operating system
The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1998.
(https://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html).
(1997-10-15)