Segue [ˈseɪgweɪ; ˈsɛgweɪ]
– verb
- to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
- to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
- to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption: The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.
– noun
- an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.
Etymology: from 1740 it was used as a musical instruction to play into the following movement without a break, literally “now follows”. It is a third person singular of the Italian verb seguire (to follow), and comes from the Latin sequī (to follow), from the Proto-Indo-European *sekw- (to follow)
*sekw- is also the root of the English word sequel, via the Old French sequelle, from the Late Latin sequela (that which follows, result, consequence), from the Latin sequī (to follow).
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This word came up in a crossword I did yesterday and though I’d heard it before, I haven’t seen it written down and thought it was spelt something like segway.
