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noun
The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: arpeggiate
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verb
To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, figuratively
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noun
a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chord
History
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
