how to pronounce legato

/ləˈɡɑːˌtoʊ/

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legato is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of legato in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… what this legato all-stars is all about …”

meanings of legato

adverb:

Smoothly, in a connected manner.

noun:

A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

legato frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word legato occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics legato can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that legato can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;