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

How many syllables are in rit.?

rit. has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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 and 3 synonyms

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 under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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