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English noun: glissando | |||
| 1. | glissando (communication) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slide, swoop | ||
English adverb: glissando | |||
| 1. | glissando (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) | ||
| Samples | This should be played glissando, please. | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
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