legato
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le·ga·to 
[luh-gah-toh; It. le-gah-taw] Pronunciation Key
[luh-gah-toh; It. le-gah-taw] Pronunciation Key –adjective, adverb Music.
| smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones. |
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| 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] |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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