D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

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/(lā̇*gä"tō̇)/ · Le·ga·to · IPA /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/
01 a. Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indic…
  1. 1.
    Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus �, �, or �, �, written over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to staccato.(Mus.)