/ Dictionary / Index L legato: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: le•ga•to Pronunciation: (lu-gä'tōIt.le-gä'tô), [key] — adj., adv. Music. smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones. Cf. staccato. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: legato (Thesaurus) legation legator Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prevalent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language