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Andante is a cultivated variety of potato.
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Affettuoso is an Italian musical term indicating a tender and affecting style; it lies between adagio and andante, and is frequently joined with these terms.
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Allegretto is an indication of tempo in music. It is a diminutive of allegro and signifies a slower movement than allegro but not as slow as andante.
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Allegro is a musical term signifying a quick, lively rate of movement, nearly intermediate between andante and presto.
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Andante is a musical term denoting a movement somewhat slow (walking pace), graceful, distinct and soothing.
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Andantino is a musical style rather quicker than andante, between that and allegretto. Some, taking andante in its original sense of going, and andantino as its diminutive, or less going, define the latter as slower than andante.
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In music, larghetto is a directive to play somewhat slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.
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In music, the term moto means movement and particularly, movement with increased rapidity. It is used especially in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.
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