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Definition of: portamento
(pôr′tə·men′tō, pōr′-; Ital. pôr′·tä·men′tō) noun plural ·ti (-tē) Music
1. A slur or glide from one note to another, sounding all the intervening tones.
2. Loosely, á legato passage or effect. [<Ital., lit., a carrying <portare carry <L]
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