/ Dictionary / Index R ritenuto: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ri•te•nu•to Pronunciation: (rē"tu-n'tōIt.rē"te-n'tô), [key] — adv., adj. (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ritenuto (Thesaurus) rite de passage* rite of intensification Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language