n.
Pronunciation: är- ' pe-j ē - ˌ ō , - ' pe-j ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gios
Etymology: Italian, from arpeggiare to play on the harp, from arpa harp, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German harpha harp
Date: circa 1724
1 : production of the tones of a chord in succession and not simultaneously
2 : a chord played in arpeggio