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noun (pl2=fermate)
- (music) 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 clef.
Translations: - Dutch: fermate(nl)
- French: point d'orgue(fr)m
- German: Fermate(de)f
- Italian: fermata(it)f
- Spanish: calderón(es)m
Etymology: From (term, lang=it, fermata), from (term, fermare, fermare, to stop).
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