segue

Meanings

Verb

• To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
• To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
• To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.

Noun

• An instance of segueing, a transition.

Origin

• Borrowed from Italian segue ("it follows") , from seguire, from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. sue. Related to suit and sequence.