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legato

adverb/adjective

/lɪˈɡɑːtoʊ/

Meaning

In music, played or sung smoothly and connectedly.

The pianist played the passage legato, with each note flowing into the next.

smooth, connected, flowing

staccato, detached

legato phrasing, play legato, legato passage

Exactly, only, or fair and morally right.

In exactly the same words as were used originally; word for word repetition.

In exactly the same words as were originally used; word for word.

completely, instantly, or without reservation