arpeggio

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From the Italian arpeggiare (“‘to play a harp’”).

[edit] Noun

arpeggio (plural arpeggios)

1. (music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

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• broken chord

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

arpeggio m. (plural arpeggi)

1. arpeggio

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arpeggio

1. First-person singular present tense of arpeggiare.