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Meaning of slur over

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

slur

Pronunciation:/slɜː(ɹ)//slɜː(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

  1. An insult or slight.

    Example: a racial slur

  2. A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.

  3. The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

  4. A trick or deception.

verb

Definitions

  1. To insult or slight.

  2. To run together; to articulate poorly.

    Example: to slur syllables;  He slurs his speech when he is drunk.

  3. To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.

  4. To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.