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| se·gue [ sé gwày, sáy gwày ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle se·gued, present participle se·gue·ing, 3rd person present singular se·gues) |
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1. move smoothly: to make a smooth, almost imperceptible transition from one state, situation, or subject to another
 segued into a discussion of the playoffs without missing a beat
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2. music continue playing: in music, to continue by playing the following piece or passage without a pause
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noun (plural se·gues) |
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1. smooth transition: the act of making a smooth transition from one state, situation, or subject to another
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2. music continuation of music: the act of moving without a pause from one musical piece or passage into another
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3. music instruction to continue: an instruction to a musician to begin playing a following piece or passage without a pause
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| [Mid-18th century. < Italian< seguire "follow" < Latin sequi] |