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glissandos
noun
(glis-san-do)
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
glissandos
adverb
(glis-san-do)
(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
Examples:
This should be played glissando, please.
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