segue
to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption: The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.
an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.
Origin of segue
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How to use segue in a sentence
Good morning, Marketers, today is National Superhero Day and that’s enough of a segue for me.
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency is live; Wednesday’s daily brief | George Nguyen | April 28, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe Bad: Their tendency to segue from the above sort of thing into stories of utter horror with absolutely no warning.
Shows on NPR, Ranked in Order From Glorious to Unbearable | Kelly Williams Brown | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"I knew it would be hard, but it was definitely difficult, for sure," Jones said of her segue from track to bobsled.
Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder? | Kevin Fixler | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis lineup will segue into fully scripted Friday night programming blocks in November.
Fox Unveils 2013-14 Schedule: '24' Returns, 'Sleepy Hollow' and 'Almost Human' to Mondays | Jace Lacob | May 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhich gives me my deft segue to the adopted parents business.
Especially since that fact allowed Hugh Jackman to segue into one of the most tedious musical montages in Oscar history!
The word segue is also occasionally used to show that an accompaniment figure (especially in orchestral music) is to be continued.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. Gehrkenssegue chi fugge; a chi la vuol, s' asconde, E vanne e vien come alla riva l' onde.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. Greg
British Dictionary definitions for segue
/ (ˈsɛɡweɪ) /
(often foll by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break
(imperative) play on without pause: a musical direction
the practice or an instance of playing music in this way
Origin of segue
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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