le‧ga‧to /lɪˈɡɑːtəʊ $ -toʊ/
adjective, adverb technical[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: 'tied']
music that is played legato is played very smoothly, so that each note connects to the next one without a pause
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