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fermata
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fermata has 2 senses
- fermata(n = noun.communication) Array - a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount; Array is a kind of musical notation
- fermata(n = noun.attribute) Array - (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest; Array is a kind of continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fermata, n. (pl. fermatas) Mus.
1 an unspecified prolongation of a note or rest.
2 a sign indicating this.
1 an unspecified prolongation of a note or rest.
2 a sign indicating this.
Etymology
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