Defenition of the word glissando

• Defenition of the word glissando

  • a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
  • with a rapidly executed series of notes; "this should be played glissando, please"
  • (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please"
  • (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)

Hyponyms for the word glissando

• • slide
  • swoop

Hypernyms for the word glissando

• • air
  • line
  • melodic line
  • melodic phrase
  • melody
  • strain
  • tune

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