arpeggio
noun/ɑːˈpedʒiəʊ/
/ɑːrˈpedʒiəʊ/
(plural arpeggios)
(music, from Italian)- the notes of a chord played quickly one after the otherWord OriginItalian, from arpeggiare ‘play the harp’, from arpa ‘harp’.
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