ARPEGGIO


Meaning of ARPEGGIO in English

— arpeggiated, arpeggioed , adj.

/ahr pej"ee oh', -pej"oh/ , n. , pl. arpeggios . Music.

1. the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.

2. a chord thus sounded. Also called broken chord .

[ 1735-45; arpeggi ( are ) to play on the harp ( hearpi ( g ) an to harp) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .