"fermata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɜːɹˈmɑtə/ [US] Audio: en-us-fermata.ogg Forms: fermatas [plural], fermate [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːtə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian fermata, from fermare (“to stop”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}}, {{bor|en|it|fermata}} Italian fermata Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|fermate}} fermata (countable and uncountable, plural fermatas or fermate)
  1. (music) The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it): 延長號 (Chinese Mandarin), 延长号 (yánchánghào) (Chinese Mandarin), koruna [feminine] (Czech), fermate (Dutch), fermaatti (Finnish), point d’orgue [masculine] (French), Fermate [feminine] (German), fermata [feminine] (Icelandic), fermata [feminine] (Italian), フェルマータ (ferumaata) (Japanese), fermata (Polish), fermata [feminine] (Portuguese), fermata [neuter] (Romanian), фермата (fermata) (Russian), fermata [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), calderón [masculine] (Spanish), fermat [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fermata-en-noun-YmZd1pvu Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'holding a note beyond its usual duration or the notation representing it': 75 25
  2. (music, countable) The notation ⟨◌͒⟩ of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above or below it, written above or below the prolonged note or rest. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-fermata-en-noun-VDwHjX9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hold, bird's-eye [colloquial], ◌͒

Inflected forms

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