Dictionary Entry
legato
legato is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses
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- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
"a legato passage"
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- 3adverb
connecting the notes; in music
"play this legato, please"
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