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RUBATO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rubato mean?
• RUBATO (noun)
The noun RUBATO has 1 sense:
1. a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
Familiarity information: RUBATO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("rubato" is a kind of...):
pacing; tempo ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)
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