| ADVERB | all | legato | connecting the notes |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | legato, smooth | (music) without breaks between notes |
| Sounds | lahgaa'tow. | |
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| Rhymes | alto ... Yamamoto: 70 rhymes with tow... | |
| Meaning | (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected. | |
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| Example | "a legato passage" | |
| Synonym | smooth | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Opposite | staccato, disconnected | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds |
| Spanish | fluido, legato | |
| Meaning | Connecting the notes; in music. | |
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| Example | "play this legato, please" | |
| Opposite | staccato | separating the notes |
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