Quick definitions from WordNet (adagio)
▸ noun: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
▸ noun: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) ("They played the adagio too quickly")
▸ adjective: (of tempo) leisurely
▸ adverb: slowly ("Here you must play adagio")
▸ Also see adagio
▸ noun: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
▸ noun: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) ("They played the adagio too quickly")
▸ adjective: (of tempo) leisurely
▸ adverb: slowly ("Here you must play adagio")
▸ Also see adagio