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Word: Slur
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: originally as noun in sense ‘thin, fluid mud’, later as verb meaning ‘smear, smirch’, ‘disparage (a person)’, ‘gloss over (a fault)’
sləː
speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another
Short Definition:speak words indistinctly so that sounds run into one another
Examples:- he was slurring his words like a drunk
perform (a group of two or more notes) legato
Short Definition:perform legato
Examples:- I can play it if I don't slur the notes
make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about
Short Definition:make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about
Examples:- I was not trying to slur the integrity of the committee
Word: Slur
Speech Type: Noun
sləː
an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
Short Definition:insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
Examples:- the comments were a slur on staff at the hospital
an act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another or a tendency to speak in such a way
Short Definition:act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another
Examples:- there was a trace of a slur in his voice
a curved line used to show that a group of two or more notes are to be sung to one syllable or played or sung legato.
Short Definition:curved line used to show that group of notes are to be sung to one syllable
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