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Webster 1913 Edition
Legato
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Le-ga′to
(lā̍-gä′tō̍)
, Adj.
[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 [GREEK], [GREEK], or [GREEK], [GREEK], written over or under the notes to be so performed; – opposed to
staccato
.