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segue (n.)
1740, an instruction in musical scores, from Italian segue, "now follows," a direction to play into the following movement without a break; third person singular of seguire "to follow," from Latin sequi "to follow" (from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow").
The extended noun sense of "transition without a break" is from 1937; the verb in this sense is recorded by 1958.
updated on April 15, 2022
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