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Speed, or the count of one beat. The word tempo is Italian for speed.

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Both tempos and tempi are correct, according to the Chambers dictionary. It's Italian.

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the plural of tempo (Italian for "time") is tempi.

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Tempo is the speed of musical time. There isn't really a synonym for it, but it is often given in beats per minute or BPM (for example, "120 BPM" or "quarter equals 120").

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tempi

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