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legato

le·gato

UK/ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ US/ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ uncommon
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

  • “a legato passage”
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adverb

1.

connecting the notes; in music

  • “play this legato, please”
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Origin

Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.

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