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English
Etymology
From arpeggio + -ate.
Verb
arpeggiate (third-person singular simple present arpeggiates, present participle arpeggiating, simple past and past participle arpeggiated)
- (music, transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio.
2007 January 12, Ben Ratliff, “High-Toned Scats and Purrs by a Low-Profile Jazz Singer”, in New York Times:[…] Mr. Keezer arpeggiated chords a little flashily, but justifiably so; […] .
- (music, of the notes of a chord) To represent separately on a score.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
Translations
to play (a chord) as an arpeggio
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
arpeggiate
- inflection of arpeggiare:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
arpeggiate f pl
- feminine plural of arpeggiato
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