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Slur

/slɜː(ɹ)/

An insult or slight.

📖 Definitions of "Slur"

noun
  1. 1

    An insult or slight.

    "a racial slur"

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    A trick or deception.

verb
  1. 1

    To insult or slight.

  2. 2

    To run together; to articulate poorly.

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

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