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tempo

tem·po [ témpō ] (plural tem·pi [ témpee ] or tem·pos)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. music's speed: the speed at which a musical composition or passage is performed

2. pace: the pace or rate of something
the tempo of urban life

[Mid-17th century. Via Italian< Latin tempus "time"]
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