Legato
Pronunciation : Le*ga"to
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [It., tied, joined, fr. legare to tie, bind, L. ligare.] (Mus.)
Definition : Defn: Connected; tied; -- a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely connected, smoothly gliding manner. It is often indicated by a tie, thus staccato.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913