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gweɪverb (used without object)
1.
to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
2.
to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
3.
to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption: The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.
noun
4.
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
5.
any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.
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Origin:
1850–55; < Italian: (there) follows, 3rd person singular present indicative of seguire ≪ Latin sequī to follow. See sue
1850–55; < Italian: (there) follows, 3rd person singular present indicative of seguire ≪ Latin sequī to follow. See sue
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Word Origin & History
segue
1740, an instruction in musical scores, from It. segue, lit. "now follows," meaning to play into the following movement without a break, third person sing. of seguire "to follow," from L. sequi "to follow," from PIE *sekw- "to follow" (see sequel). Extended noun sense of
EXPAND "transition without a break" is from 1937; the verb in this sense is first recorded 1958.
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