'Presto' definitions:
Definition of 'presto'
From: WordNet
adverb
Suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift
adverb
At a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)
adjective
(of tempo) very fast
Definition of 'Presto'
From: GCIDE
- Presto \Pres"to\, adv. [It. or Sp. presto quick, quickly. See Prest, a.]
- 1. Quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly. [1913 Webster]
- Presto! begone! 'tis here again. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) Quickly; rapidly; -- a direction for a quick, lively movement or performance; quicker than allegro, or any rate of time except prestissimo. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presto'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accelerando,
- adagietto,
- adagio,
- affrettando,
- allegretto,
- allegro,
- andante,
- andante tempo,
- andantino,
- beat,
- compound time,
- con anima,
- con brio,
- crescendo,
- decrescendo,
- desto,
- diminuendo,
- duple time,
- expeditiously,
- flat-out,
- forte,
- fortissimo,
- full tilt,
- hastily,
- immediate,
- instant,
- instantaneous,
- larghetto,
- larghissimo,
- largo,
- legato,
- lickety-split,
- lightning-like,
- marcando,
- march tempo,
- mixed times,
- moderato,
- momentaneous,
- momentary,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- pizzicato,
- posthaste,
- prestissimo,
- quick as lightning,
- quick as thought,
- quickly,
- rag,
- ragtime,
- rallentando,
- rapidly,
- ritardando,
- ritenuto,
- rubato,
- scherzando,
- scherzo,
- sextuple time,
- simple time,
- spiccato,
- staccato,
- stretto,
- syncopation,
- syncope,
- tempo,
- tempo rubato,
- three-quarter time,
- time,
- time pattern,
- timing,
- triple time,
- triplet,
- two-four time,
- veloce,
- vivace,
- vivacissimo,
- waltz time