arpeggio /är-pedˈj(y)ō/ (music)

1. A chord of which the notes are performed, not simultaneously, but in rapid (normally upward) succession
2. The notes of a chord played or sung, esp as an exercise, in rapid ascending or descending progression, according to a set pattern

arpeggˈiate /-ji-āt/ transitive verb

To perform or write in arpeggios

arpeggiāˈtion noun

• breakpoint
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• breaktime
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