| ADVERB | all | glissando | (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) |
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| NOUN | communication | glissando | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale |
| Meaning | A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale. | |
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| Narrower | swoop, slide | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
| Broader | tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
| Meaning | (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes). | |
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| Example | "this should be played glissando, please" | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |