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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legato \Le*ga"to\ (l[asl]*g[aum]"t[-o]), a. [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 ?, ?, or ?, ?, written
over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to
{staccato}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
legato
adj : (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
"a legato passage" [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {staccato}]
adv : connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"
[ant: {staccato}]
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