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单词 glissando
释义

glissando

[ gli-sahn-doh ]
/ glɪˈsɑn doʊ /
Music.

adjective

performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp.

noun, plural glis·san·di [gli-sahn-dee]. /glɪˈsɑn di/.

a glissando passage.
(in string playing) a slide.

Origin of glissando

1870–75; <French gliss(er) to slide + Italian -ando gerund ending

Words nearby glissando

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British Dictionary definitions for glissando

glissando
/ (ɡlɪˈsændəʊ) /

noun plural -di (-diː) or -dos

a rapidly executed series of notes on the harp or piano, each note of which is discretely audible
a portamento, esp as executed on the violin, viola, etc

Word Origin for glissando

C19: probably Italianized variant of glissade
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