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legato |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: legato adj : (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage" [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {staccato}] adv : connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please" [ant: {staccato}]
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