English

Etymology
Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare, meaning "to tie", "to tie up", "to tie together", or "to bind", learned borrowing from Latin ligare.

Pronunciation
Syllables: le·ga·to
<br>AHD: l�·gäʹt�
<br>IPA: l��ɡ�.t�
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t��|-��t��

Adverb
en-adj|-

1. music Smoothly, in a connected manner.

#:Play this passage legato not portato.

Antonyms
staccato
portato

Translations
trans-top|music term
French: lié
German: legato#German|legato, gebunden
Greek: λεγκά�ο
Italian: legato#Italian|legato m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
legato

1. A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

Translations
trans-top|slur curve
French: lié
German: legato#German|legato, gebunden
trans-mid
Greek: λεγκα�ο��α f
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Chinese, Simplified: �� (lianzou)
ttbc|Chinese, Traditional: ��
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (regaato)
ttbc|Korean: ��� (regato)
ttbc|Latin: ligatum
ttbc|Spanish: ligado

Italian

Verb
legato

1. past participle of legare

Adjective
it-adj|legat

1. awkward

Noun
it-noun|legat|m|o|i

1. legate
2. legacy, bequest

Derived terms
legato pontificio

Category:Italian verb forms

Latin
Noun
l�g�t� m

1. inflection of|legatus#Latin|l�g�tus|dat|s
2. inflection of|legatus#Latin|l�g�tus|abl|s

category:Latin noun forms

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vi:legato
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