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portamento
[ pawr-tuh-men-toh, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-taw ]
/ ˌpɔr təˈmɛn toʊ, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn tɔ /
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noun, plural por·ta·men·ti [pawr-tuh-men-tee, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-tee], /ˌpɔr təˈmɛn ti, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn ti/, por·ta·men·tos.Music.
a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
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portamento
/ (ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ) /
noun plural -ti (-tɪ)
music a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernibleCompare glissando
Word Origin for portamento
C18: from Italian: a carrying, from Latin portāre to carry
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