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segue

[sey-gwey, seg-wey]

verb (used without object)

segued, segueing 
  1. to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).

  2. to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).

  3. to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption.

    The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.



noun

  1. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.

  2. any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

segue

/ ˈɛɡɱɪ /

verb

  1. (often foll by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break

  2. (imperative) play on without pause: a musical direction

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the practice or an instance of playing music in this way

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of segue1

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian: “(it) follows, (there) follows,” 3rd-person singular present of seguire “to follow,” ultimately from Latin ī; sue
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Word History and Origins

Origin of segue1

from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin ī
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Biel has likewise segued into producing with her company, Iron Ocean, which backed the psychological thriller series “Cruel Summer,” “The Sinner” and “Candy,” the latter two in which she also starred.

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The chat started with a question about their worst dates then segued into Mr. Big asking what the two expect from a guy on a first date.

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But just when the central characters’ fascinating messiness achieves peak interest, you realize this movie’s earnest commercial shimmer is never going to segue into a denser, darker poetry.

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The live show featured a costumed Martindale, who would interview half a dozen kids in a cheaply built spaceship set, and segue to five- or six-minutes of old Flash Gordon movie serials.

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A mostly cloudy Sunday was set to segue into “some rain movement overnight and tomorrow morning,” said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the federal agency’s Oxnard office.

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