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vibrato

  1. noun, music a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings
  2. noun, music an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch ▷ See also tremolo

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