"legato" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ [UK], /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legato.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: lə-gäʹtō Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{bor|en|it|legato}} Italian legato, {{m|it|legare|t=to tie up, tie together, to bind}} legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), {{der|en|la|ligō|t=tie, bind}} Latin ligō (“tie, bind”), {{doublet|en|ligate}} Doublet of ligate Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} legato (not comparable)
  1. (music) Smoothly, in a connected manner. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Related terms: legatissimo Translations (music: smoothly, in a connected manner): լեգատո (legato) (Armenian), gebonden (Dutch), legato (Dutch), legato (Finnish), sitoen (Finnish), lié (French), legato (German), gebunden (German), λεγκάτο (legkáto) (Greek), legato (Italian), rōnaki (Maori), legato (Norwegian), legato (Polish), лега́то (legáto) (Russian), legato (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-legato-en-adv-HkMQdA0j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 24 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ [UK], /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legato.wav [Southern-England] Forms: legatos [plural]
enPR: lə-gäʹtō Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{bor|en|it|legato}} Italian legato, {{m|it|legare|t=to tie up, tie together, to bind}} legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), {{der|en|la|ligō|t=tie, bind}} Latin ligō (“tie, bind”), {{doublet|en|ligate}} Doublet of ligate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} legato (countable and uncountable, plural legatos)
  1. (music) A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-legato-en-noun-Kc4C8sMo Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A passage that is played legato. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-legato-en-noun-QWpFPlTq Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (slur curve): լեգատո (legato) (Armenian), 連奏 (Chinese Mandarin), 连奏 (liánzòu) (Chinese Mandarin), legato (Finnish), legatokaari (Finnish), sidekaari (Finnish), lié [masculine] (French), legato (German), gebunden (German), λεγκατούρα (legkatoúra) [feminine] (Greek), レガート (regāto) (Japanese), rōnaki (Maori), legato [neuter] (Polish), лега́то (legáto) [neuter] (Russian), ligado [masculine] (Spanish), banayad (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'slur curve': 49 51

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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "legato",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "լեգատո"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "gebonden"
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      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
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      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "sitoen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "lié"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "gebunden"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "λεγκάτο"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "rōnaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "legato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "legáto",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
      "word": "лега́то"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "music: smoothly, in a connected manner",
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    }
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}

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          "ref": "1936, Edward E. Cramer, The Basis of Artistry in Violin Playing, page 49",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "legato",
      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "լեգատո"
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      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "連奏"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liánzòu",
      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "连奏"
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      "word": "legato"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "legatokaari"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "sidekaari"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "legato"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "gebunden"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "slur curve",
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "word": "レガート"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "word": "rōnaki"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "лега́то"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "ligado"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "slur curve",
      "word": "banayad"
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  "word": "legato"
}

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