fermata

Noun
US[fair-mah-tah]/fɛrˈmɑˌtɑ/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)fermate

  1. a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amountType of musical notation
  2. (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or restType of lengthiness, prolongation
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