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passage work

British  

noun

  1. music scales, runs, etc, in a piece of music which have no structural significance but provide an opportunity for virtuoso display

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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