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LEGATO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legato mean?
• LEGATO (adjective)
The adjective LEGATO has 1 sense:
1. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
Familiarity information: LEGATO used as an adjective is very rare.
• LEGATO (adverb)
The adverb LEGATO has 1 sense:
1. connecting the notes; in music
Familiarity information: LEGATO used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
Synonyms:
legato; smooth
Context example:
a legato passage
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
staccato ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Connecting the notes; in music
Context example:
play this legato, please
Antonym:
staccato (separating the notes; in music)
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