txtDefinition=Italian for \'93bound.\'94 The smooth connection of {\uldb notes}{\v 89586} without intervening silences, as when you sing a {\uldb melody}{\v 86956} on LA-LA-LA-LA-LA. The direction to play legato may be supplied by the word itself, or by a {\uldb slur}{\v 96588} over a group of notes.