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glissando

Pronunciation: /glɪˈsandəʊ/
Definition of glissando

noun (plural glissandi /-di/ or glissandos)

Music
  • a continuous slide upwards or downwards between two notes.

Origin:

Italian, from French glissant, present participle of glisser 'to slip, slide'

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