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n. Music The prolongation of a tone, chord, or rest beyond its indicated time value.

n. Music The sign indicating this prolongation.

n. The holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration; also the notation of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above it, written above the prolonged note or rest.

n. In music:

n. A pause or break; especially, in a concerto, a pause in the accompaniment to give room for an extended cadenza by the soloist

n. A hold or pause upon a tone or chord, the length being discretionary with the performer or conductor.

n. The sign or placed over or under a note or even a bar to indicate such a hold or pause. See hold.

n. a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount

n. (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest

"The _fermata_ or _hold_ [fermata symbol] over a note or chord indicates that the tone is to be prolonged, the duration of the prolongation depending upon the character of the music and the taste of the performer or conductor."

musical notation    lengthiness    prolongation    continuation    protraction   

fermate   

hold