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glissando

Syllabification: (glis·san·do)
Pronunciation: /gliˈsändō/

Definition of glissando

noun (plural glissandi /-dē/ or glissandos)

Music
  • a continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.

Origin:

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

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