al segno

adverb

al se·​gno

älˈsānˌyō,

al-

1

: to the sign

—used as a direction in music for the performer to continue as far as the sign :S:

2

: dal segno

Word History

Etymology

Italian, to the sign

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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