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portamento (s) (noun); portamentos, portamenti (pl)
1. In music, a smooth constant glide in passing from one tone to another; especially, with a voice or with a stringed instrument played with a bow: The singer’s portamenti were well performed, exquisite, and a pleasure to hear.
2. Etymology: from Italian, portare, "a carrying"; from Latin portare, "to carry".
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