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noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
noun the rate of some repeating event
originBorrowed from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”). Doublet of tense. (truck or cargo van): A genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
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