segue

[ sey-gwey, seg-wey ]
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verb (used without object),se·gued, se·gue·ing.
  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).

  1. to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption: The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.

noun
  1. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.

  2. any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

Origin of segue

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian: “(it) follows, (there) follows,” 3rd-person singular present of seguire “to follow,” ultimately from Latin sequī; see sue

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How to use segue in a sentence

  • Especially since that fact allowed Hugh Jackman to segue into one of the most tedious musical montages in Oscar history!

    Kumbaya Academy | Angela Janklow | February 23, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The word segue is also occasionally used to show that an accompaniment figure (especially in orchestral music) is to be continued.

  • segue chi fugge; a chi la vuol, s' asconde, E vanne e vien come alla riva l' onde.

British Dictionary definitions for segue

segue

/ (ˈsɛɡweɪ) /


verbsegues, segueing or segued (intr)
  1. (often foll by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break

  2. (imperative) play on without pause: a musical direction

noun
  1. the practice or an instance of playing music in this way

Origin of segue

1
from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī

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