glissando
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
Types & categories
Sense 2 adverb
(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
this should be played glissando, please
Related & opposite
- music domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tune |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swoop |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |