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FERMATA
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Irregular inflected form: fermate
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fermata" is a kind of...):
continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fermata" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
