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    • slur :play smoothly or legato
      • the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata

    • slur :a disparaging remark
      • in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion|it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility

    • slur :speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
      • your comments are slurring your co-workers

    • slur :a blemish made by dirt
      • he had a smudge on his cheek

    • slur :become vague or indistinct
      • The distinction between the two theories blurred

    • slur :(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

      • slur :utter indistinctly

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