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por•ta•men•to
Pronunciation: (pôr"tu-men'tō, pōr"-; It.pôr"tä-men'tô), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tiPronunciation: (-tē), [key] -tos.
Music.
a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
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