[luh-gah-toh; It. le-gah-taw] 
| smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones. |
| le·ga·to (lĭ-gä'tō) 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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