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Swung Dash
Part of Speech: Noun
Senses:
- A punctuation mark (~) resembling a tilde that is used in some languages to indicate a nasalized vowel or a long vowel.
- In typesetting, a swung dash (~) is a symbol used to indicate a continuation or break in text or music.
Usage:
- When writing in Portuguese, the swung dash is placed above certain vowels to indicate nasalization, e.g., "ã".
- In music notation, a swung dash is often used to show the continuation of a note or chord over multiple bars.
Example Sentences:
- The word "são" in Portuguese uses a swung dash above the "a".
- The composer indicated a swung dash to show that the note should be held for an extra beat.
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