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Largo town (1990 pop. 65,674), Pinellas co., W Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula and the Gulf Coast, across the bay from Tampa; settled 1853, inc. 1905. It is a packing, canning, and shipping center in a citrus fruit and fishing area. Its beautiful beaches and many recreational facilities make it a popular resort spot.

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largo (It.). Broad. Slow, dignified in style; largo di molto, very slow and dignified, etc.

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Largo. ( Handel) Title universally applied to the many spurious, if pleasing, instr. arrs. of the aria Ombra mai fù (which in fact is marked larghetto), from Handel's opera Serse.

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