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- [gli-sahn-doh]
- /glɪˈsɑn doʊ/
- /ɡlɪ.ˈsæn.dəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gli-sahn-doh]
- /glɪˈsɑn doʊ/
Definitions of glissando word
- adjective glissando performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp. 1
- noun plural glissando a glissando passage. 1
- noun plural glissando (in string playing) a slide. 1
- noun glissando A continuous slide upward or downward between two notes. 1
- noun glissando a rapidly executed series of notes on the harp or piano, each note of which is discretely audible 0
- noun glissando a portamento, esp as executed on the violin, viola, etc 0
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Origin of glissando
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < French gliss(er) to slide + Italian -ando gerund ending
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Parts of speech for Glissando
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glissando popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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