Lentissimo
[len-tis-uh-moh; Italian len-tees-see-maw] /lɛnˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian lɛnˈtis siˌmɔ/ Music.
adjective
1.
very slow.
adverb
2.
very slowly.
/lɛnˈtɪsɪˌməʊ/
adjective, adverb
1.
(music) to be played very slowly
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