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slurs

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noun

  1. An insult or slight.“a racial slur”
  2. A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
  3. The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
  4. A trick or deception.

verb

  1. To insult or slight.
  2. To run together; to articulate poorly.“to slur syllables;  He slurs his speech when he is drunk.”
  3. To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
  4. To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

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