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tem·po  audio  (tmp) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. tem·pos or tem·pi  (-p) KEY 
  1. Music The speed at which music is or ought to be played, often indicated on written compositions by a descriptive or metronomic direction to the performer.
  2. A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace: "the tempo and the feeling of modern life" (Robert L. Heilbroner).
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, from Latin tempus, time


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