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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'legato' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions legato noun  A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner. Translations:  French: lié German: legato German, legato, gebunden (trans-mid) adverb  (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner. Play this passage not portato. Translations:  French: lié German: legato German, legato, gebunden Italian: legato 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.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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