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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
le·ga·to       [luh-gah-toh; It. le-gah-taw] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, adverb Music.
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
Compare staccato.


[Origin: 1805–15; < It, ptp. of legare < L ligāre to bind]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
le·ga·to       (lĭ-gä'tō)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.   & adj. Abbr. leg.
In a smooth, even style without any noticeable break between the notes. Used chiefly as a direction.

n.   pl. le·ga·tos
A legato passage or movement.


[Italian, past participle of legare, to bind, tie together, from Latin ligāre; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

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legato

adjective
1. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage" [ant: disconnected

adverb
1. connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please" [ant: staccato

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Legato

Le*ga"to\ (l[asl]*g[aum]"t[-o]), a. [It., tied, joined, fr. legare to tie, bind, L. ligare.] (Mus.) Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus ?, ?, or ?, ?, written over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to staccato.

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