Slur
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Slur can mean:
- PejorativePejorativePejoratives , including name slurs, are words or grammatical forms that connote negativity and express contempt or distaste. A term can be regarded as pejorative in some social groups but not in others, e.g., hacker is a term used for computer criminals as well as quick and clever computer experts...
, any term of disparagement. - Slur (phonology), unclear or abnormal enunciation.
- Slur (music)Slur (music)A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation. This implies legato articulation, and in music for bowed string instruments, it also indicates the notes should be played in one bow; and in music for wind instruments, that the...
, a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato (smoothly). - Slur, a character in Mega Man Battle Network; see List of Mega Man Battle Network characters.