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adjective, adverb Music.
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
Compare staccato.
Origin:
1805–15; < Italian, past participle of legare < Latin ligāre to bind
1805–15; < Italian, past participle of legare < Latin ligāre to bind
Related forms
non·le·ga·to, adjective
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Legato
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Word Origin & History
legato
1811, from It. legato, lit. "bound," pp. of legare, from L. ligare (see ligament).
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