Primo
noun, plural primos, primi
[pree-mee; Italian pree-mee] /ˈpri mi; Italian ˈpri mi/ (Show IPA). Music.
1.
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
2.
the first or leading part in an ensemble.
adjective
3.
Slang.
first-class:
dinner at a primo restaurant.
highly valuable or most essential:
the primo player on the team.
loco primo citato
[loh-koh pree-moh ki-tah-toh; English loh-koh prahy-moh sahy-tey-toh, pree-moh si-tah-toh] /ˈloʊ koʊ ˈpri moʊ kɪˈtɑ toʊ; English ˈloʊ koʊ ˈpraɪ moʊ saɪˈteɪ toʊ, ˈpri moʊ sɪˈtɑ toʊ/
adverb, Latin.
1.
loc. primo cit.
noun (pl) -mos, -mi (-mɪ)
1.
(music) the upper or right-hand part in a piano duet Compare secondo
2.
Also primo tempo. at the same speed as at the beginning of the piece
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