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Definition of: vibrato
(vē·brä′tō) noun Music
A trembling or pulsating effect, not confined to vocal music, caused by rapid variation of emphasis on the same tone: properly distinguished from tremolo, where there is an alternation of tones. [<Ital., pp. of vibrare vibrate <L, shake]
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