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tremolo definition

tremo·lo (trem′ə lō′)

noun pl. tremolos -·los′

  1. a tremulous effect produced by the rapid reiteration of the same tone, as by the rapid up-and-down movement of the bow or plectrum: in singing, sometimes, vibrato
  2. a device, as in an organ, for producing such a tone

Etymology: It < L tremulus: see tremulous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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