rit. means "(music) gradually decreasing in tempo".

What is another word for rit.?

Close synonyms include rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rit. a common word?

rit. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

rit. — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(music) gradually decreasing in tempo
Synonymsrallentando ritardando ritenuto
Similardecreasing
music

Questions about rit.

What does rit. mean?: rit. means "(music) gradually decreasing in tempo".
How many syllables are in rit.?: rit. has 1 syllable: rit..
What is another word for rit.?: Close synonyms include rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is rit. a common word?: rit. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rit. come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(music) gradually decreasing in tempo
Synonymsrallentando ritardando ritenuto
Similardecreasing
music

Questions about rit.

What does rit. mean?: rit. means "(music) gradually decreasing in tempo".
How many syllables are in rit.?: rit. has 1 syllable: rit..
What is another word for rit.?: Close synonyms include rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is rit. a common word?: rit. is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rit. come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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