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A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.

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  1. n. A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.
  2. n. a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked
  3. n. (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
  4. A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.
  5. A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, orsixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as inHandel's oratorios.
  6. n:100 n. a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked n. (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable