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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In music, in a light, easy, rapid manner, without emphasizing single tones: usually applied to a decorative or episodical passage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb music Lightly, delicately, or gently.

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