Definition of "arpeggio" []

• The sounding of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously. (noun)
• A chord played or sung in this manner. (noun)

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• "Cut one over the other, so that each animal's arpeggio is mapped to appropriate newscasters and personalities (I want the duck's music mapped the Bush, I do!) and release it online."
• "The word arpeggio (plural arpeggi) is a derivation of the"
• "He came up with a very beautiful, odd, staccato kind of arpeggio thing, melting into a wistful resolve."