segue
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se·gue
(sĕg′wā′, sā′gwā′)intr.v. se·gued, se·gue·ing, se·gues
1. Music To make a transition directly from one section or theme to another.
2. To move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state, condition, situation, or element to another: "Daylight segued into dusk" (Susan Dworski).
n.
An act or instance of segueing.
[From Italian, there follows, third-person sing. present tense of seguire, to follow, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequī; see sekw- in Indo-European roots.]
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segue
(ˈsɛɡweɪ)vb (intr) , segues, segueing or segued
1. (Music, other) (often foll by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break
2. (Music, other) (imperative) play on without pause: a musical direction
n
(Music, other) the practice or an instance of playing music in this way
[from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī]
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se•gue
(ˈseɪ gweɪ, ˈsɛg weɪ)v. -gued, -gue•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to continue at once with the next musical section (used as a musical direction).
2. to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
3. to make a smooth transition from one item or topic to another.
n. 4. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
[1850–55; < Italian: (it) follows, 3rd pers. singular present indic. of seguire « Latin sequī to follow. compare sue]
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segue
Past participle: segued
Gerund: segueing
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segue
following without a break
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| Noun | 1. | segue - the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| Verb | 1. | segue - proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse" |
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