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segue

Syllabification: (se·gue)
Pronunciation: /ˈsegwā, ˈsā-/

Definition of segue

verb (segues, segueing /ˈsegwā-iNG, ˈsā-/, segued /ˈsegwād, ˈsā-/)

[no object]
  • (in music and film) move without interruption from one song, melody, or scene to another:allowing one song to segue into the next

noun

  • an uninterrupted transition from one piece of music or film scene to another.

Origin:

Italian, literally 'follows'

Remember that segue (an Italian word) is spelled very differently from the way in which it is said: it ends with -gue.

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Definition of segue in the British & World English dictionary