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glissando

glis·sando

uncommon
noun (1) adverb (1)

noun

1.

a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale

adverb

1.

(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)

  • “this should be played glissando, please”

Origin

Borrowed from Italian glissando.

Phrases

  • glissando babbler

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