Etymology

glissando

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Today it means: Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando). Full definition →

Italian glissando
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromglissando
  2. Italian · borrowed fromglissando
  3. English todayglissando

Borrowed from Italian glissando.

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